The funeral for Pope Francis will be held on Saturday, the Vatican said. Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate ...

Advocates for Catholic clergy sexual abuse victims are criticising the appointment of Roger Mahony, archbishop of Los Angeles from 1985 to 2011, for the ceremonial role at the Pope's funeral.

VATICAN CITY — After an estimated 250,000 people had passed by the body of Pope Francis, lying in an open casket in front of the main altar in St. Peter’s Basilica, the casket was sealed in a private ...

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A Catholic organization is asking Republican and Democratic lawmakers to censure Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after a post she made hours after Pope Francis' death. Greene wrote, "Evil is being ...

The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights is calling for Greene’s censure after a post on X, formerly Twitter, from the congresswoman. It reads, “Today there were major shifts in global ...

About six months after he was elected head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis made a surprising admission. A Jesuit priest was interviewing Francis when he departed from a pre-approved list of ...

Christians from Gaza's only Catholic church have paid tribute to Pope Francis, who called them "every day" during the Israel-Hamas war. Speaking outside the Holy Family Church on Easter Monday ...

Vatican, 21 April, 2025 / 11:29 pm (ACI Africa). Catholic Bishops in Africa have expressed sorrow at the passing on of Pope Francis, remembering him as an inspirational leader, whose pontificate of ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis appealed for peace in Gaza and ...

Pope Francis was known for refocusing the Catholic Church on promoting social and economic justice rather than traditional moral teachings. The pope’s death came after he spent weeks in the ...

And this veil of secrecy means it's difficult to pick a single frontrunner. Technically, any baptised Catholic male can be elected for the top job. But the pope has been picked from the pool of ...