The Pope, famous—perhaps foremost—for his insistence on simplicity and aversion to clerical glitz, wanted to be buried not at ...

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If a two-thirds majority has been reached, the master of liturgical ceremonies enters the Sistine Chapel. After each round of ...

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Pope Francis died of a stroke and irreversible heart failure, according to the death certificate released by the Vatican.

Christopher White is the Vatican correspondent for NCR. His e-mail address is [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter: @cwwhiteNCR. Prior to moving to Rome in August 2021, he served as NCR's ...

Pope Francis presided over the Catholic Church for more than a decade. The pontiff had suffered a number of health issues in recent years, and was growing increasingly frail before his passing.