And unlike many other quality ... pope from Latin America. His acension to the papacy represented an attempt by the Catholic Church to rebrand itself through Francis’s “progressive” public ...

We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it. The Vatican releases first images of Pope Francis, showing him in his casket with the Vatican ...

And unlike many other quality news outlets ... 2013 as the 266th pope. Francis also made a surprise ride in the square in his popemobile, drawing wild cheers and applause. Beforehand, he met ...

Bells rang out as the Pope's coffin was carried across St Peter's Square to lie in state ahead of the funeral on Saturday.

That ended under Pope John Paul II. Supported by In One Image By Tomás Munita and Peter Robins Francis set the stage ... below the basilica’s 380-foot-high Renaissance dome, with its gilding ...