With profound sorrow and deep reverence, we announce that our beloved Holy Father, Pope Francis, was called to the eternal ...

Pope Francis (C) with Hong Kong's Bishop Stephen Chow (R) and its retired Bishop Cardinal John Tong (L) after a Mass at the ...

By AFP, Vatican City World leaders remembered Pope Francis as "a beacon of compassion", reacting with sadness after the ...

“Christ, my hope, has risen,” Pope Francis announced, calling on the faithful to turn their gaze to the empty tomb. He spoke ...

His predecessor loved Mozart, but Pope Francis's passion was football, for him "the most beautiful game" and also a vehicle ...

The same year, German Cardinal Gerhard Mueller, former prefect of the powerful Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, ...

By AFP, Vatican City Pope Francis navigated a complex relationship with politics in Argentina, a juggling act observers say ...

By AFP During his 12 years as head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis was a voice for compassion and peace, reformed the ...

Here are some key dates in the life of Pope Francis, the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, who died on April 21, aged 88: ...

German Cardinal Reinhard Marx, a close adviser to the pope, dropped the bombshell that bishops' offices might have destroyed ...

Asian bishops on Monday mourned the passing of Pope Francis, praising him as a shepherd of humility and mercy who led the ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. By ...