Pope Francis

Obituary: His Holiness Pope Francis, 1936-2025

his holiness pope francis, who died on easter monday, 21 april, at the age of 88, came to the papacy in 2013 in circumstances that were...
The Catholic Herald

Cardinal Müller warns Church risks split if ‘orthodox’ pope not chosen

the catholic church risks a schism if it does not choose an “orthodox” leader, german cardinal gerhard müller has warned ahead of next month...
The Catholic Herald

JD Vance opens up about his papal meeting the day before Pope died

us vice president jd vance has revealed that he has “thought a lot about” the fact he saw the pope only the day before the pontiff died, des...
The Catholic Herald

A conclave doesn't deal in ‘candidates’, cardinal explains

filipino cardinal pablo virgilio david has downplayed talk about “popular candidates” in the upcoming conclave that will occur following the...
Joseph SanMateo

VIDEO: Scenes from Rome as the world pays its last respects to Pope Francis

since wednesday, the remains of pope francis are lying in state inside st. peter’s basilica until his funeral mass on saturday. francis’s si...
Elliot Hartley

‘Papabile’ of the Day: Cardinal Parolin

each day in the run up to the conclave to elect a successor to pope francis – the date for which has yet to be set – we will run a profile o...
John L Allen

Cardinal Nichols on conclave: ‘intimidating' but it’s our duty

the leader of the roman catholic church in england and wales has spoken about how despite the “intimidating” prospect of participating in a ...
The Catholic Herald

Creating Francis: the laboratory of Buenos Aires

when pope francis was elected to the throne of peter on 13 march 2013, he was largely unknown to the wider world. even many of his fellow ar...
John L Allen

Faithful begin filing past Pope Francis's body lying in simple repose he requested

mourners have begun filling st. peter’s square to await their turn to pay their final respects to pope francis, whose remains will lie in st...
Crux Staff

Cardinal Gracias describes Francis as ‘fearless’ pontiff sent by Holy Spirit

cardinal oswald gracias has described pope francis as having been “a person of deep faith prayer" while also serving as the type of "fearles...
Nirmala Carvalho