The last pope to die during his tenure was Pope John Paul II in 2005. Here's what happened in the days and weeks that ...

Pope Francis made his last public appearance on Easter Sunday to deliver his Urbi et Orbi (which translates as "to the city ...

Pope Francis called on the world and 1.4 billion Catholics to confront climate change. He brought attention to the issue but ...

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NPR's Sylvia Poggioli spent over four decades covering Rome. During her time, she covered the last three popes. But Poggioli ...

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

Kevin Farrell is the camerlengo, or acting head of the Vatican, until a new pope is elected. Here's what to know about ...

The Oscar-winning film is about the papal selection process. But how accurate is it to real life? Rev. Thomas Reese and ...

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

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

The international community reacts to the death of Pope Francis, a global figure whose influence went beyond the Catholic ...

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