Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday . He was 88. The Vatican said Francis died of a stroke that put…

In the end, when all the tributes have been paid, the world will remember a good man and a failed papacy. Pope Francis’s election was a sensation for all sorts of reasons. And it became even more so when the world saw him in action — obviously humble, obviously committed…

Condolences are pouring for the late Pope Francis hours after his death, with Ontarians remembering him for his “legacy of humility, love and compassion.” The Vatican said Monday Pope Francis had died at the age of 88, capping the end of a tenure seen by some as one of the…

The Italian soccer league postponed its games scheduled for Monday following the death of Pope Francis. Francis, a lifelong soccer fan, died at 88. The Serie A games scheduled for Monday — a national holiday in Italy — were: Torino-Udinese; Cagliari-Fiorentina; Genoa-Lazio; and Parma-Juventus. A date for the matches to…

Top-flight soccer matches in Italy and Argentina were postponed after the death of Pope Francis on Monday.  The Buenos Aires club that the Argentine pontiff supported throughout his life was also mourning its most famous fan. The wider soccer and sports world paid homage after Francis died at 88. All…

This morning (April 21), the Vatican announced that Pope Francis had died, aged 88, and now his cause of death has been released. The cause of Pope Francis’ death was a cerebral stroke that led to a coma and irreversible heart failure, the Vatican has said. Vatican camerlengo Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced the…

Pope Francis died of a stroke and irreversible heart failure, Vatican doctor Andrea Arcangeli said in a death certificate released on Monday. The certificate, which was published by the Vatican, said the pope had fallen into a coma before his death early on Monday. He asked to be buried at…

Pope Francis died at 7:35 am on Monday. Following the death of Pope Francis early Monday morning, the Vatican has revealed that the Catholic Church’s head died from a stroke and heart failure. According to the Associated Press, the Vatican said that Pope Francis suffered a cerebral stroke that placed…

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church and a pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor, died on Monday aged 88. He had suffered a serious bout of double pneumonia in recent weeks but his death came as a…

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said on Monday, ending an often turbulent reign marked by division and tension as he sought to overhaul the hidebound institution. He was 88, and had suffered a serious bout of double pneumonia this…