Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY, Rome — As the world mourns the passing of Pope Francis, tributes, prayers, and preparations for his funeral continue across Rome and beyond. The 88-year-old pontiff died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, following a stroke and heart failure, according to a statement from the Vatican. His final…

Home / World By Clément Melki AFP · 21 Apr, 2025 09:27 PM 6 mins to read The world has gathered in mourning after the passing of Pope Francis. Pope Francis died of a stroke, the Vatican announced hours after the death on Monday of the 88-year-old reformer who inspired…

VALE POPE FRANCIS Australian leaders have paid tribute to Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday aged 88. The Vatican announced the cause of Francis’ death as “a stroke, followed by a coma and irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse”. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who is Catholic, said on Monday: “Today, the prayers…

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Earlier, we brought you the news that Pope Francis died early Easter Monday, following his final public appearance at St. Peter's Square after Easter Sunday Mass. As always, the media are covering themselves in glory with their headlines on the Pope's death: What a perverted way to headline his death.…

Manchester Evening News Icon News World News Francis proclaimed that the tomb should only have “Franciscus” written on it Ellie Crabbe, PA and Tom Burnett Content Editor 22:00, 21 Apr 2025 (Image: Corbis via Getty Images) The Pope has decreed in his will that he be buried in a simple…

Celebrities, members of the royal family, world leaders, and more reacted to the news of Pope Francis’ death on Easter Monday. He was 88. Stars like Whoopi Goldberg took to  social media  to praise the pontiff, writing on X that "He was the closest in a long time that seemed…

After the death of Pope Francis, one question is on everyone’s mind: who will succeed Francis to become the 267th pope of the Catholic Church? The succession process, known as the conclave, will take place in the seclusion of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.   Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re,…

21 April 2025 at 23:21 In an age of leaks and live feeds, the conclave remains one of the last great secrets — a ritual steeped in tradition, faith, and the enduring mystery of divine selection. Pope Francis holds a Holy Mass on May 16, 2021.Alessandra Benedetti/Corbis via Getty Images…

Papua New Guinea’s leader said on Monday the late Pope Francis’s visit to his country’s capital and a jungle outpost last year left an “indelible” impression. Prime Minister James Marape extended his Pacific nation’s “deepest condolences” for the pontiff’s death and praised his four-day trip last September. Francis held a…