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April 26, 2025 • It's a day of remembrance, mourning and celebration as thousands gather in Rome to pay their respects and say farewell to Pope Francis. April 25, 2025 • Pope Francis' funeral ...
Pope Francis died at 88 on Monday — just one day after making an appearance at St. Peter’s Square in his final public appearance on Easter Sunday. Francis, 88, died of a stroke Monday after a ...
Numerous leaders will travel to Vatican City, the papal enclave surrounded by Rome, for the funeral services of Pope Francis. The beloved religious head died at the age of 88 on Easter Monday ...
Pope Francis' death Monday at the age of 88 comes after the Catholic leader experienced a number of health issues in recent years. Francis died at 7:35 a.m. Monday at his residence, the Vatican said.
About six months after he was elected head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis made a surprising admission. A Jesuit priest was interviewing Francis when he departed from a pre-approved list of ...
Pope Francis in D.C. after speaking to a joint session of Congress on Sept. 24, 2015. (Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post) Popes aren’t meant to be revolutionaries. Pope Francis, however ...
(The Conversation) — Pope Francis was not one to shy away from controversial issues, whether inside or outside the church. Jorge Mario Bergoglio became a pope of many firsts: the first modern ...
Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pope and the first from the Americas, passed away on April 21 at age 88. His funeral is scheduled for April 26, following a period of mourning and reflection on his ...
The actor and Pope Francis met in January 2016 for a conversation about climate change for the documentary 'Before the Flood' Alessandra Benedetti/Corbis via Getty Leonardo DiCaprio is among those ...
Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead the Holy Mass at Phoenix Park in Dublin on August 26, 2018, during his visit to Ireland to attend the 2018 World Meeting of Families. (Ben Stansall/Getty ...
Pope Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America, whose warm, humble, no-nonsense manner galvanized the Roman Catholic Church and drew widespread admiration from outsiders almost from the moment ...
Pope Francis’ cause of death has been determined. According to the Vatican, Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21, at 7:35 a.m. local time due to a cerebral stroke that led to a coma and ...