Pope Francis died on April 21, a day after he blessed thousands of Easter worshippers at St. Peter's Square. He was 88. Weeks ...

Pope Francis was elected pope in 2013. Throughout his papacy, he advocated for people in marginalized groups and was referred to by many as a ‘champion for the poor.” Parishioners of the Cathedral of ...

Thomas Paprocki issues a statement after the holy father died in Vatican City on April 21 2025 after a pontificate that saw ...

Springfield-Cape Girardeau Diocese Bishop Edward Rice will conduct two masses honoring “The People’s Pope.” The first ...

In honor of Pope Francis's passing, Allentown's Cathedral Church of St. Catherine of Siena is draped in black for the next ...

When he was installed as head of Roman Catholic Church in 2013, Pope Francis was heralded as a progressive change-maker. For ...

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

President Trump on Monday directed all federal and state flags to fly at half-staff in commemoration of Pope Francis, who ...

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will attend Pope Francis’s funeral, following the death of the 88-year-old ...

You wouldn’t have to go back further than the 20th century, however, to find the oldest pope to ever serve. Pope Leo XIII, who ascended to the papacy in 1878, was 93 upon his death in 1903.

( NewsNation) — Pope Francis spent his final days celebrating Holy Week, the seven days leading up to Easter Sunday. Francis, ...

Francis did not preside over the Vatican’s Easter Mass as he was limiting his workload since his hospitalization, but made an ...