On April 24, a press conference was held at a location that became central during the soon-to-end pontificate: the Jesuit General Curia. During the event, a Spanish-speaking journalist asked a ...

(Illustration photo by Marko Vombergar/ALETEIA/ CC BY 2.0) A poster of Pope Francis in Mexico City, as people anticipate his arrival, February 12, 2016. For Francis, peace was first and foremost a ...

Despite his frailty following his discharge from the hospital on March 23, the pope remained visibly active. He held four private audiences and made seven public appearances. His final outing was ...

Five days after his death, the funeral of Pope Francis took place Saturday, April 26, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square. About 50 heads of state attended the ceremony, including French President Emmanuel ...

Document] The Urbi et Orbi message delivered this Easter Sunday was the final message of Pope Francis, who died Monday morning, April 21. Deeply spiritual yet also political, the pope expressed his ...

The coffin of Pope Francis was sealed around 8 p.m. Friday, concluding a day of final tributes as about 250,000 faithful have filed past since Wednesday at the Vatican ahead of Saturday’s funeral Mass ...

A handout photo made available by Vatican Media shows Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell next to Pope Francis' body during the Rite of the Confirmation of the Pontiff's Death at the Chapel of Santa ...

Pope Francis met U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance on Easter Sunday. The meeting with Vance (and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković) was the pope’s last meeting with a public figure.

The first non-European successor of Saint Peter, Francis was also the first pope of the post-Vatican II era who had not participated in an ecumenical council. He, therefore, occupied a unique ...

Pope Francis would often share a witty remark with his visitors to talk about one of the main objectives set for him by the electing cardinals in 2013. “Reforming Rome,” Francis used to say ...

When Edgar Palaquibay heard the news of the pope’s death on television at 7 a.m.—from the other side of the Atlantic—he didn’t hesitate. The 68-year-old from Ecuador immediately booked a ...

History will remember his papacy for significantly enriching the church’s social thought. Pope Francis reinvigorated its approach to awaken consciences against tragedies and injustices that ...