LYON, France (AP) — Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of Pope Francis’ final encounters before his death was with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who visited ...

A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred ...

Pope Francis died Monday morning, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced.

Pope Francis has died at age 88. The first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the ...

Pope Francis had been suffering from health issues in the weeks before his death, including a more than one-month stay in the hospital.

Pope Francis died of a stroke, causing a coma and “irreversible” heart failure, according to his death certificate released ...

Donnelly spent a lot of time with Pope Francis the last few years as he served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See (Vatican).

Pope Francis, 88, passed away on Monday morning after battling respiratory issues and kidney failure. Despite his modest ...

The Vatican is celebrating Easter without Pope Francis presiding. VATICAN CITY — The Vatican celebrated Easter on Sunday ...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has met briefly with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday as the pontiff recovers from pneumonia.

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