Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025. Many world leaders are expected to attend his funeral in Vatican City, including ...

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The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and ...

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Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of ...

Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons. But he upheld it ...

The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of a millennia-old process ...

Pope Francis's funeral begins at 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. Eastern, 1 a.m. Pacific) at the Vatican, outside St. Peter's ...

Pope Francis sought to make the church more welcoming, global and collegial, after his predecessors adopted more doctrinaire ...

Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...

With Pope Francis' passing, the Roman Catholic Church is focused on electing his replacement. Here's what that means.

Meet the Irish-American Camerlengo and Italian dean who are in charge of administering the Church during this interim period.