Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, celebrated his first Mass as pontiff on Friday, presiding in the Sistine Chapel with the cardinals who elected him to succeed Pope Francis and ...

There is plenty in Francis’ legacy to fight over. During his 12-year pontificate, he made global headlines for landmark declarations that encouraged liberals, whether Catholic or secular.

Pope Francis waves from the popemobile as he rides along the Copacabana beachfront on his way to celebrate mass for World Youth Day, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, July 28, 2013. (AP Photo ...

Cardinals celebrate the ninth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on the third Sunday of Easter, May 4, 2025, at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA.

Catholic Church cardinals attended on Sunday the final mourning mass for late Pope Francis, ... Aerial footage shows scale of Lady Gaga concert as over 2m flock to Copacabana beach.

Big picture view: The world said goodbye to Pope Francis on Saturday, five days after the pontiff died at 88 years old following a stroke. The funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Peter’s with a ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — While Pope Franci s accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his successor — from the Vatican's disastrous ...

FALL RIVER — A memorial Mass in honor of Pope Francis, who died in Rome on April 21 at the age of 88, saw throngs of churchgoers, many of them practicing Catholics, file into the Cathedral of St ...

Catholic Diocese of Nashville remembers Pope Francis at Mass celebrated by Bishop J. Mark Spalding, who reflected on late pontiff's teachings on "mercy, mission, and margins." Area parishioners ...

FALL RIVER — A memorial Mass in honor of Pope Francis, who died in Rome on April 21 at the age of 88, saw throngs of churchgoers, many of them practicing Catholics, file into the Cathedral of St ...

About 200,000 people attended a special Mass held by Pope Francis' possible successor, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, in St. Peter's Square. The pope's tomb opened at St. Mary Major Basilica.

DENVER — The Archdiocese of Denver held a special Mass on Saturday to pray for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis, who died Monday at the age of 88.