After the day’s crowds dispersed, St. Peter’s Basilica stayed open through the night from Wednesday to Thursday, April 23 -24. Between 3 and 4 a.m., a few dozen people gathered in the section ...

Pope Francis met U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance on Easter Sunday. The meeting with Vance (and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković) was the pope’s last meeting with a public figure.

On April 24, a press conference was held at a location that became central during the soon-to-end pontificate: the Jesuit General Curia. During the event, a Spanish-speaking journalist asked a ...

(Illustration photo by Marko Vombergar/ALETEIA/ CC BY 2.0) A poster of Pope Francis in Mexico City, as people anticipate his arrival, February 12, 2016. For Francis, peace was first and foremost a ...

Pope Francis would often share a witty remark with his visitors to talk about one of the main objectives set for him by the electing cardinals in 2013. “Reforming Rome,” Francis used to say ...

“First, I ask a favor of you: before the Bishop blesses his people, I ask you to pray to the Lord that he will bless me.” On March 13, 2013, when he appeared for the first time before a packed ...

Twelve years—2013 to 2025—on the throne of Peter is a significant stretch, though still short when compared to the 26-year reign of St. John Paul II or the 20 years of Pope Pius XII.

At 9 a.m., Pope Francis left the modest guesthouse where he had lived for the past 12 years—an unassuming 750-square-foot apartment on the second floor, once known as Room 201, now sealed shut.

A pilgim holds up a flag of Argentina as Pope Francis arrives to lead the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, 5 June 2019. (Photo by EPA/ETTORE FERRARI/Newscom/MaxPPP ...

Since the death of Pope Francis on April 21, power in the Vatican is in the hands of two experienced figures: the Camerlengo, American Cardinal Kevin Farrell, and the Dean of the College of ...

Despite his frailty following his discharge from the hospital on March 23, the pope remained visibly active. He held four private audiences and made seven public appearances. His final outing was ...

Five days after his death, the funeral of Pope Francis took place Saturday, April 26, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square. About 50 heads of state attended the ceremony, including French President Emmanuel ...