Pope Francis, a reformer who championed the poor and refugees during his nearly 12-year papacy, has died aged 88. This live blog is now closed.

A shop owner places a black ribbon over a photo of the late Pope Francis after the news of his death at age 88, in Bethlehem, West Bank, on Monday, April 21, 2025.

Reactions to the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday quickly began pouring into social media from around the world. Crowds flocked to the Vatican, while tributes went up in other locations ...

Pope Francis, seen in St. Peter’s Square in 2016, was the spiritual leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics and the tiniest nation, Vatican City, since 2013.

The Vatican Media's YouTube channel and website will air the funeral for Pope Francis along with major news networks. The Holy See Press Office announced Tuesday that the funeral Mass for Pope ...

Holding with long-standing tradition, Pope Francis released a message commemorating the beginning of Lent. That statement is publicly available on the Vatican's official website.

Describing them as "authentic magisterium," Pope Francis ordered the official publication of his letter to a group of Argentine bishops and their guidelines for the interpretation of "Amoris ...

Pope Francis I will be taking on the awesome responsibility of leading a church with more than 1 billion followers, a job that comes with eight official titles — none of them “Pope.” ...