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Pope Francis will be laid to rest on Saturday, April 26, and a funeral mass will be held at St Peter’s Square, Vatican City, ...
The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.
The Vatican subsequently released Francis’ testament, dated June 29, 2022, confirming that he wished to be buried in the ...
Staff and wire report The Vatican announced Monday that Pope Francis, the supreme pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, died. He was 88. The Vatican reports he died after suffering a stroke and heart ...
Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the death of the Argentine pontiff ...
If you were looking to pay your respects to Pope Francis but weren’t sure how to go about it, An Post have got you covered.
A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of ...
Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrell, center right, spreads incense around the body of Pope Francis inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025.
A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...
Hong Kong’s outspoken Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen has been allowed to leave the southern Chinese city to attend Pope ...
Thousands of people filed through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on ...
"The people of North Texas loved Bishop Farrell," said Sister Gloria Cain, ex-superintendent of the Diocese of Dallas ...