Vatican keeps St Peter's open all night for public viewing of Pope Francis due to strong turnout Thursday, 24 April 2025, 07:41 Last update: about 11 days ago Associated Press Mourners from across the globe made a slow, shuffling procession up the main aisle of St. Peter's Basilica to pay their last respects to Pope Francis, finding community as they spent...
Pope Francis changed church policy on death penalty, nuclear weapons but upheld it on abortion Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 13:50 Last update: about 12 days ago Associated Press Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church's teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons, upheld it in others such as abortion, and made inroads with Muslims and believers who long...
Updated (2): Catholic faithful pay their final respects to Pope Francis in St Peter's Basilica Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 09:35 Last update: about 12 days ago Associated Press The bells of St. Peter's tolled Wednesday as the body of Pope Francis was transferred from the Vatican hotel where he lived to the basilica, escorted by a procession of solemn cardinals and Swiss...
An Irish-born American cardinal is entrusted as the 'camerlengo,' running the Holy See between popes Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 08:38 Last update: about 12 days ago Associated Press Cardinal Kevin Farrell remembers the day Pope Francis asked him to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy See after the death of one pope and before the election of another. They...
Pope worried about greeting crowd in St Peter's Square on Easter Sunday but was thankful he did Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 07:58 Last update: about 12 days ago Associated Press Pope Francis was thankful that he was able to greet throngs of people in St. Peter's Square on Easter, a day before he died, though he initially had some doubts given his poor health,...
Russia batters Ukraine's Odesa and Zaporizhzhia as Kremlin warns peace talks will take time Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 19:43 Last update: about 13 days ago Associated Press Russian drones battered the Ukrainian port city of Odesa and glide bombs hit Zaporizhzhia, local authorities said Tuesday, as the Kremlin again warned that negotiators are unlikely to obtain a swift...
Pope's frequent calls to a Catholic church made him a revered figure in war-battered Gaza Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 14:17 Last update: about 13 days ago Associated Press In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent evening ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza Strip to see how people huddled inside were coping with a devastating...
'Who am I to judge?' Pope Francis had an informal, lighthearted speaking style Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 12:19 Last update: about 13 days ago Associated Press - Pope Francis, who died on Monday, had an informal, lighthearted speaking style, and sometimes he even created words in a combination of his native Spanish with the Italian that he spoke as...
First images of Pope Francis in casket released, funeral to be held on Saturday Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 10:19 Last update: about 13 days ago The Vatican has released first images of Pope Francis, showing him in his casket with the Vatican secretary of state praying over him....
Updated: Cardinals set Pope Francis' funeral for Saturday, with public viewing starting Wednesday Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 08:37 Last update: about 13 days ago Associated Press Cardinals will meet Tuesday at the Vatican to begin scheduling Pope Francis' funeral and burial, planning the conclave to elect his successor and making other decisions about...