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A single white rose lies on the tomb of Pope Francis in Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major on April 27, 2025.
Bishop-Emeritus Gaydos: Pope Francis did what God sent him to do
CLICK HERE to read a related story. When the former Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio rose to the papacy, Bishop Emeritus John R. Gaydos immediately saw the significance of the name the new pope had … more
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Pope Francis greets Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the Vatican nuncio to the United States, in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican April 22, 2024. In an interview days after the death of the pope, Cardinal Pierre said now was "a moment for the Holy Spirit."
Conclave is opportunity to ‘open ourselves to the Spirit,’ Cardinal Pierre says
Cardinal Christophe Pierre, papal nuncio to the United States, reflected on Pope Francis’ legacy and the evangelizing mission of the Church in an interview that took place during the early … more
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Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, blesses the coffin as he leads the funeral Mass of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 26, 2025.
Poor and powerful pray for eternal repose of a pope ‘with an open heart’
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. CLICK HERE to read the homily from the Funeral Mass. Pope Francis was “a pope among the people, with an open heart toward everyone,” said … more
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Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, uses incense to bless the casket of Pope Francis during the pope's funeral in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 26, 2025.
Homily for the funeral Mass of Pope Francis
CLICK HERE to read a related story. Editor’s note: This is the English translation of the prepared text of the homily, delivered in Italian by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the … more
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Pope Francis leads a prayer service in an empty St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in this March 27, 2020, file photo. The Vatican has published a book commemorating the prayer service, which made a strong impression on people around the world in the same month COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic.
The best of Francis: Five unforgettable moments
As the world absorbs the news of the death of Pope Francis ― and before the ever-busy oddsmakers and deep insiders begin the game of papabile speculation that accompanies every papal death and … more
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Pope Francis greets a child from the popemobile after giving his Easter blessing to thousands of people in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 20, 2025. Pope Francis, formerly Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, died April 21 at age 88.
Pope Francis: A pope of surprises to the very end
From the moment of his election, Pope Francis made clear from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica that his first mandate was to serve as bishop of Rome and be close with the people. "We take up … more
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Pope Francis receives gifts from Holy Cross Father John I. Jenkins, who at that time was president of the University of Notre Dame, center, and Holy Cross Father Robert A. Dowd, who was president-elect, left, during a meeting with the university's board of trustees at the Vatican Feb. 1, 2024.
‘Pope of the people’: Catholic leaders recall Pope Francis as champion of mercy, love
Calling Pope Francis “a modern-day prophet,” Kerry Alys Robinson said the late pope “read the signs of the times and awakened us to meaningful change in our behavior ― within the … more
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Imagination, outreach part of pope’s ‘precious legacy,’ cardinal says
Pope Francis brought “a breath of the Spirit to the church, truly leading it to go out” into the world with the Gospel, said Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, prefect of … more
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A woman prays inside Buenos Aires' Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 21, 2025, after the death of Pope Francis was announced by the Vatican. Pope Francis, formerly Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, died April 21, at age 88.
Native Argentina says goodbye to Pope Francis
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires made history with his election on March 13, 2013, becoming the first Argentine and first Latin American to become pope. As Pope Francis died in the … more
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Pope Francis pushes open the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 24, 2024, inaugurating the Holy Year 2025.
Pope Francis dies during Jubilee, leaving Holy Door open in papal first
With his death April 21, Pope Francis marked yet another first in the history of the Catholic Church: he became the first pope to open the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica without living to … more
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Pope Francis meets briefly with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, and his translator, in the papal residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, at the Vatican April 20, 2025. The Vatican said the meeting was an opportunity to exchange best wishes for Easter.
White House, US political leaders react to death of Pope Francis
President Donald Trump, officials in his administration and other U.S. political leaders issued statements expressing condolences for Pope Francis after the pontiff’s death April 21 at age 88. … more
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Pope Francis greets the crowd before celebrating Mass for World Youth Day pilgrims at St. John Paul II Field in Panama City, Panama, Jan. 27, 2019.
Pope’s 47 trips reflected his desire to draw close to world’s peripheries
When he was archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio had said he always tried to avoid traveling “because I’m a homebody.” As Pope Francis, he was anything … more
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Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, has a discussion in his Vatican office in this file photo from 2015.
U.S. cardinal to play key role until a new pope is elected
With the death of Pope Francis April 21, the practical aspects of overseeing the day-to-day needs of the Church and organizing a papal election fall to U.S. Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell. Standing … more
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Pope Francis receives a hug from a child as he meets migrants, refugees, orphans, the elderly and the sick at the apostolic nunciature in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept. 3, 2024. Pope Francis, formerly Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, died April 21, 2025, at age 88.
Migrants at the heart of Pope Francis’ field hospital
Not long after Pope Francis’ election in 2013, media pundits and faithful wondered and speculated what countries he would visit as pope. Naturally, many assumed the newly elected pontiff … more
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Pope Francis appears on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to deliver his Easter blessing “urbi et orbi” (to the city and the world) at the Vatican April 20, 2025.
Pope’s funeral rites, a celebration of hope, to begin late April 21
Pope Francis’ funeral rites, like those for any pope or any Christian, are meant to “reinforce the hope and witness to the faith” that those who have been baptized in Christ … more
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The Chair of St. Peter which was removed from its original location to carry out restoration work on the basilica’s Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Oct. 8, 2024.
Precise rules govern what happens in period between popes
Centuries of experience dealing with the death, or occasional resignation, of a pope has left the Catholic Church with thorough instructions detailing who has responsibility for planning the funeral, … more
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Pope Francis greets an elderly woman as he meets with people of the Banado Norte neighborhood in the Chapel of St. John the Baptist in Asuncion, Paraguay, July 12.
Author: Francis, ‘the pope of tenderness,’ had ‘a heart operating’ on God’s frequency
From the first moments of his papacy, Pope Francis was heard using one particular word in his pontifical speeches. For him, it was a reminder that God is not the one who punishes, but the one who … more
Pope Francis receives a hug from a child as he meets migrants, refugees, orphans, the elderly and the sick at the apostolic nunciature in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept. 3, 2024. Pope Francis, formerly Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, died April 21, 2025, at age 88.
Global pastor: In word and deed, pope preached mercy, outreach
Pope Francis, who died April 21 at the age of at age 88, gave new energy to millions of Catholics ― and caused concern for some ― as he transformed the image of the papacy into a pastoral … more
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Pope Francis greets Richard Kick, spokesman for the independent Advisory Board for Affected Persons in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, Germany, at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican May 17, 2023. Kick was one of nine survivors of abuse by clergy who bicycled from Munich to Rome to ask the pope to make the Catholic Church a safe space and to send “a clear signal” to perpetrators and bishops who avoid action.
Francis took pastoral and practical approach against abuse
Over the course of his pontificate, Pope Francis held up two recurring images: the good shepherd who looks for the lost sheep and lays down his life to save them; and the good Samaritan, who did not … more
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Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, washes the feet of residents of a shelter for drug users during Holy Thursday Mass in 2008 at a church in a poor neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Pope Francis died April 21, 2025, at age 88.
Clericalism was chief target of Pope Francis’s teaching
From the moment he took the helm of the Catholic Church’s sprawling hierarchy, Pope Francis positioned himself as a pastor close to the people he served, and he called out the behavior of … more
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