Trump praised the pope at the start of Francis's papacy, in 2013. But relations soured during the 2016 election, when Francis criticized Trump's proposal to build a wall on the U.S.-Canada border.

Pope Francis travelled to Iraq in 2021, meeting a revered Shiite Muslim spiritual leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, and ...

"Regardless of their partisan leanings, most U.S. Catholics regard Francis as an agent of change," Pew added. "Overall, about ...

Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian who stridently defends free markets, acknowledged his and the pope's differing ...

Kenyan President William Ruto posted on X that Francis "exemplified servant leadership through his humility, his unwavering ...

Father James Martin remembers Pope Francis, who has died at age 88. A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.

Gone at age 88, Pope Francis was one of the most popular popes in decades and a towering figure on the world stage. And, ...

Accepting a prestigious European prize in 2016, he sharply scolded the European Union for its treatment of migrants and ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen posted on social media that Pope Francis "inspired millions far beyond the Catholic Church with his humility and love for the less fortunate.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted a photo of himself shaking hands with Pope Francis and praised the pontiff as ...

Thomas Wenski, the archbishop of Miami, reacts to the death of Pope Francis, who he met in 2020. Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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