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 ...

After the day’s crowds dispersed, St. Peter’s Basilica stayed open through the night from Wednesday to Thursday, April 23 -24. Between 3 and 4 a.m., a few dozen people gathered in the section ...

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.

(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 ...

A pilgim holds up a flag of Argentina as Pope Francis arrives to lead the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, 5 June 2019. (Photo by EPA/ETTORE FERRARI/Newscom/MaxPPP ...

At 9 a.m., Pope Francis left the modest guesthouse where he had lived for the past 12 years—an unassuming 750-square-foot apartment on the second floor, once known as Room 201, now sealed shut.

"Ngalakh" is traditionally prepared by Christians during Easter and shared with Muslim neighbors as a cherished symbol of interfaith harmony and cultural unity. (Photo by Charles Senghor) For the ...

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 ...

(Illustration photo) Sudanese refugees who fled the conflict in Sudan register for food aid in neighboring Chad, 24 January 2025. (Photo from Wikimedia Commons/https ...

Participants at the training and discussion evening on artificial intelligence, held April 11 at the Jesus-Eucharist Parish in Cotonou. (Photo by Juste Hlannon / LCI) A Catholic parish in Cotonou ...

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 ...