The new pope's leadership will set the tone for the Church's future, whether continuing Francis's progressive reforms or shifting back toward conservatism.

The next few days and weeks will follow a process that is centuries old, from the destruction of Pope Francis’s Fisherman’s ...

The first pope from the Americas, whose drive to modernize the Catholic Church divided opinion, has died in Rome aged 88.

The pontificate of Jorge Mario Bergoglio - who has died aged 88 - was marked to a degree unknown in the modern history of the ...

Pope Francis has died aged 88 on Easter Monday, the Vatican has confirmed. His death was announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell ...

Pope Francis has died aged 88 on Easter Monday, the Vatican has confirmed. His death was announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell in a statement released by the Vatican. He said: ‘Dearest brothers and ...

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio to an Italian migrant couple in Buenos Aires, Pope Francis divided Catholics over sexuality, the environment and China ...

Pope Francis leads a mass with newly appointed Cardinals at St. Peter Basilica at the Vatican on Dec. 8, 2024, in Vatican ...

Pope Francis has died aged 88 after serving as the Head of the Catholic Church for 12 years. The pontiff had been ...