Pope Francis passed away on Monday at the age of 88. Though he held the most powerful position in the Catholic Church for 12 ...

The Vatican releases first images of Pope Francis, showing him in his casket with the Vatican secretary of state praying over ...

Crowds of mourners waited in line on Sunday for a chance to visit Pope Francis’ final resting place in the Santa Maria ...

After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Pope Francis regularly referred to Ukraine and its people as “martyred” and ...

Pope Francis, known for his humility and advocacy for society’s most vulnerable, leaves a lasting legacy in the Catholic ...

Emilio Morenatti, chief photographer in Spain for The Associated Press, arrived in St. Peter’s Square before sunrise to wait ...

The photos show the pope dressed in red vestments and lying in a simple wooden coffin inside the chapel of the Santa Marta ...

From some of the world’s most powerful leaders to those on society’s margins whom Pope Francis always made a point to minister to, hundreds of thousands of people were expected at the Vatican ...

Hundreds of thousands gathered in the Vatican on Saturday to watch the final journey of Pope Francis, attended by leaders and royals from around the world. Thousands of faithful and world leaders ...

Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after being elected 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic ...

New Yorkers mourning the death of Pope Francis on Monday remembered the beloved pontiff as an “amazing soul” as they shared ...

Following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 on April 21, 2025, social media users in Greece began re-sharing fabricated images that purportedly showed him wrapped in an LGBTQ pride flag.