Even in death, Pope Francis remained a trailblazer — becoming the only pontiff to open, but not close, the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica in what has become a fateful symbol of his papal ...

Even in death, Pope Francis remained a trailblazer — becoming the only pontiff to open, but not close, the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica in what has become a fateful symbol of his papal ...

Pope Leo XIV could bring big change to the Catholic Church – here’s how Francis set the stage - Francis had begun making several reforms during his papacy – Leo could take things even further ...

Cardinals have taken their first decisions following the death of Pope Francis, setting Saturday as the date for his funeral and allowing ordinary faithful to begin paying their final respects ...

Pope Francis will be laid to rest Saturday after lying in state for three days in St. Peter’s Basilica. The faithful are expected to flock there to pay their respects to history’s first Latin ...

Pope Francis appointed about 80 percent of them. Image The ceremony last month to bring the body of Pope Francis into St. Peter’s Basilica, where he lay in state before his funeral.

See young photos of Pope Francis and follow his journey from priesthood in Argentina all the way to papacy in Vatican City, in the wake of his death on April 21, 2025.

Pope Francis’ doctor is sharing new details about the 88-year-old pontiff's final hours, including why Francis wasn’t transported to the hospital after falling into a coma.

Pope Francis’ cause of death has been determined. While hospitalized at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital in Rome, the pope developed double pneumonia and his condition worsened over the ...

(RNS) — Leaders from across the world, religious and political, are responding to the death of Pope Francis on Monday (April 21). Here’s what they said. Political figures President Donald ...

Pope Francis on Sunday made his first public appearance since being discharged from hospital two weeks ago after treatment for double pneumonia, entering St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in a ...