Cardinals have made their first decisions following the death of Pope Francis, setting Saturday as the date for his funeral.

Pope Francis, the 266th Bishop of Rome and Sovereign of the Vatican City, has died on Easter Monday. Bells tolled in church ...

The Vatican said Pope Francis, who died Monday at the age of 88, suffered a stroke which led to a coma and his heart to fail, ...

Here are five important things to know about Maundy Thursday: The Thursday before Easter is known as either Maundy Thursday, or Holy Thursday. Maundy is derived from the Latin word for “command,” and ...

Pope Francis has died at the age of 88. His last public appearance was on Easter Sunday during which he blessed thousands of ...

The pope was, in any case, no great admirer of the United States, or of unbridled capitalism. As a Latin American—an ...

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method — a system known as the Papal conclave.

Pope Francis died on Monday April 21, 2025. This story was originally published in the Washington Examiner magazine on February 28, 2025. OBITUARY: POPE FRANCIS, LEADER OF THE ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humility and concern for ...