Pope Francis, the Catholic Church’s first Latin American pontiff, has died, the Vatican announced on April 21, 2025. He was 88. Francis had served as pope for 12 eventful years, after being ...

From everything I’ve heard and read about him, Pope Francis was a humble man who cared about the world’s poor people. That character trait alone touched my heart, and the hearts of many others ...

Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican announced.

V ATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis, known as a pastor dedicated to the poor and the marginalized, will also be remembered as a reformer who overhauled the Vatican’s troubled and scandal-ridden ...

Pope Francis greets Abdul Razaq Quadery, left, and his wife Salima, second from left, two refugees from Afghanistan, at a meeting of listening and prayer inside the Basilica of Santa Maria degli ...

He was also the first pope to choose Francis as his name, thus honoring St. Francis of Assisi, a 13th-century mystic whose love for nature and the poor have inspired Catholics and non-Catholics alike.

Antonino Siracusa, part of a group of homeless and poor chosen to bid a final farewell to Pope Francis, holds a white rose as he stands behind a fence at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, where ...

Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, died of a stroke and heart failure on Easter Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican ...

He was also the first pope to choose Francis as his name, thus honoring St. Francis of Assisi, a 13th-century mystic whose love for nature and the poor have inspired Catholics and non-Catholics alike.