Pope Francis was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2013 until his death in 2025. He was the first pope from the Society of Jesus, the first Latin American, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, and the first born or raised outside of Europe since the 8th-century Syrian pope Gregory III.
As the world mourns Pope Francis, attention now turns to Vatican City's ancient traditions. The black and white smoke signals from..
French President Emmanuel Macron paid a heartfelt tribute to Pope Francis, describing him as a "man of humility" who stood..
Pope Francis, who passed away at age 88, will be laid to rest this Saturday at St. Peter’s Square, Rome. Tens of thousands of..
China’s state-sanctioned Catholic church has branded Pope Francis a “Western stooge” and criticized Vatican–Beijing..
Pope Francis lies in state as Vatican begins 3 days of public mourning
The bells of St Peter’s tolled on Wednesday as..
