Pope Francis has been called the "people's" pope, a "maverick" pope and the "outsider" pope. He could also be called the fútbol pope. The soccer world has been paying tribute to the late pontiff ...

Pope Francis, who died Monday at 88 years old, is due to be laid to rest in the days ahead following a Saturday funeral service sure to draw leaders from around the world. The death of the head of ...

Pope Francis passed away at the age of 88 on Monday, April 21, after a final appearance at St. Peter's Square following Easter Mass. His funeral will take place at 6 a.m. ET on Saturday ...

Mourners will have one final day to view the body of Pope Francis before a funeral Saturday, April 26 will be held in the middle of Vatican City to honor the leader of the Catholic church.

From 11 am on Wednesday, hundreds of thousands of faithful Catholics will be able to bid farewell to Pope Francis in St Peter's Basilica, where the pontiff's body will be on display until Friday.

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, passed away at 88 after battling health issues. His funeral is scheduled for April 26, 2025, in St. Peter's Square, led by Cardinal Giovanni ...

Research Associate in the Institute for Diplomacy and International Affairs, Loughborough University When the late Pope Francis first stepped on to the balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica ...

Pope Francis' first official trip, soon after he took the helm of the Catholic Church in 2013, set the tone for what was to come. He chose to visit the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa ...

Pope Francis was brought in solemn procession to St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday morning, where the late pontiff will lie in state for three days for mourners to pay their final respects and ...

"Pope Francis was really an inspiration for environmentalists," said Xavier University's sustainability coordinator Tim Sundrup. Pope Francis took his name from Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron ...

Our live coverage on the death of Pope Francis has concluded for the day. Please scroll through the posts below for the latest developments. A pope is normally chosen through a series of closed ...

Pope Francis died at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. When Jorge Mario Bergoglio became pope in 2013, he chose a name no pontiff had ever taken: Francis. It was inspired by St ...