What didn’t happen during the visit of Pope Francis was this: The pope was not photographed outside of prison cells, flashing a thumbs-up sign in front of caged prisoners.

Now, it seemed to him the Holy Spirit had delivered the pope he and everybody else needed. Jordan stepped down from the altar at the end of Mass with a smile and gave a double thumbs up, as the ...

Main Street: Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai goes to jail—and Pope Francis says nothing. Images: Reuters/Zuma Press Composite: Mark Kelly Pope Francis’ death concludes the most misunderstood ...

Pope Francis thumbs up as he appears at a window of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, March 23, 2025, where he has been treated for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14 ...

Pope Francis gives a thumbs-up while greeting school children before departing the Apostolic Nunciature, the Vatican’s diplomatic mission in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, en route to the ...

The pope's funeral was held on Saturday, April 26 In one of the final moments from his funeral, Pope Francis' coffin was welcomed by members of marginalized groups near and dear to his heart ...

The first Latin American and Jesuit pope was determined to lead a more welcoming, pastoral and merciful Church outward to a broken world. Pope Francis (1936–2025), who led the Catholic Church ...

Though I am only 12 years old, I have had the privilege to meet and talk with the late Pope Francis. During one of his papal audiences last November, I sat on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica ...

Pope Francis thumbs up as he appears at a window of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, March 23, 2025, where he has been treated for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14 ...