Pope Francis, Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI are among the elected bishops of Rome who have led the Catholic Church ...

Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025. Many world leaders are expected to attend his funeral in Vatican City, including ...

Ross Douthat: The death of Pope Francis ends, or at least temporarily suspends, a tumultuous period in the life of the ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and ...

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Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. As tributes pour in from around the world, the Vatican faces a transition.

The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of a millennia-old process ...

He will go down in history as the 'pope for the marginalized,' a Catholic leader in Naples, said of Pope Francis ...

Pope Francis sought to make the church more welcoming, global and collegial, after his predecessors adopted more doctrinaire ...

Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...

Watch live coverage of Pope Francis’ funeral ceremony at the Vatican on NBC News. Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at age ...