The Kingdom of Thessalonica was a short-lived state that emerged during the Fourth Crusade after the sack of Constantinople ...

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The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of crypts, ...

Former Archbishop of Buenos Aires sought to bring ‘common touch’ and modernising influence to Vatican, speaking passionately ...

On February 6, just a few days before he was admitted to hospital, Pope Francis confused even the most seasoned Vatican ...

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As we've been reporting, a rosary prayer was held earlier in St Peter's Square this evening to mark Pope Francis's death. The ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed ... He changed church law to remove the pontifical secret surrounding abuse cases and enacted procedures ...

Pope Francis, 88, died Monday morning at the Vatican. Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrell was seen sealing the door to ...

His Holiness Pope Francis, Supreme Pontiff of the Holy See passed away today, the 21st April, 2025. As a mark of respect, ...