Vatican News

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

Pope Francis's body transferred to St. Peter's Basilica

the transfer of the coffin containing the body of pope francis from the chapel of the casa santa marta to st. peter’s basilica began today i...
The Catholic Herald

Francis conquered the soundbite during first 'digital' papacy

when jorge mario bergoglio was elected as pope francis in 2013, the world was immediately captivated by his charismatic personality, his sim...
Elise Allen

Carlo Acutis's canonisation suspended due to Pope's death

the canonisation of blessed carlo acutis that was set to take place on 27 april has been suspended due to the death of pope francis.  "...
The Catholic Herald

Funeral for Pope Francis to be held on Saturday morning in Rome

rome – following the death of pope francis on easter monday, the vatican has announced that his funeral will be held saturday morning in rom...
Elise Allen