A pilgim holds up a flag of Argentina as Pope Francis arrives to lead the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, 5 June 2019. (Photo by EPA/ETTORE FERRARI/Newscom/MaxPPP ...

Five days after his death, the funeral of Pope Francis took place Saturday, April 26, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square. About 50 heads of state attended the ceremony, including French President Emmanuel ...

Document] The Urbi et Orbi message delivered this Easter Sunday was the final message of Pope Francis, who died Monday morning, April 21. Deeply spiritual yet also political, the pope expressed his ...

The coffin of Pope Francis was sealed around 8 p.m. Friday, concluding a day of final tributes as about 250,000 faithful have filed past since Wednesday at the Vatican ahead of Saturday’s funeral Mass ...

A handout photo made available by Vatican Media shows Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell next to Pope Francis' body during the Rite of the Confirmation of the Pontiff's Death at the Chapel of Santa ...

Pope Francis met U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance on Easter Sunday. The meeting with Vance (and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković) was the pope’s last meeting with a public figure.

The first non-European successor of Saint Peter, Francis was also the first pope of the post-Vatican II era who had not participated in an ecumenical council. He, therefore, occupied a unique ...

When Edgar Palaquibay heard the news of the pope’s death on television at 7 a.m.—from the other side of the Atlantic—he didn’t hesitate. The 68-year-old from Ecuador immediately booked a ...

Pope Francis would often share a witty remark with his visitors to talk about one of the main objectives set for him by the electing cardinals in 2013. “Reforming Rome,” Francis used to say ...

History will remember his papacy for significantly enriching the church’s social thought. Pope Francis reinvigorated its approach to awaken consciences against tragedies and injustices that ...

What should we remember about Pope Francis? The pontificate of Peter’s 265th successor has just come to an end, and one thing is already clear: he will leave a profound mark on the history of ...

Pope Francis is warmly received by residents of the informal settlement in Kangemi, Nairobi, Kenya, November 2015, where he interacted with children and people living with disabilities (Photo by ...