Beneath gray skies and the solemn toll of 88 bells – one for each year of life – a Memorial Mass was celebrated April 21 at ...

The Pope requested a "simple" tomb bearing only the inscription "Franciscus", according to his final testament.

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, passed away on April 21, 2025-Easter Monday-at 88 from a cerebral stroke. The ...

Vatican City, Holy See– Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88. READ: Pope Francis has died, Vatican ...

Pope Francis had an informal, lighthearted speaking style. When Francis met Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI for the first time ...

Pope Francis’ first words delivered from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica were a simple greeting: “Brothers and sisters, ...