He has welcomed LGBTQ individuals and supported the expansion of female leadership in religious roles. Will he be the next ...

His standing was boosted in September 2023 when he organised an international Church conference on Mediterranean issues at ...

A look at nine cardinals being talked about as "papabili" to succeed Pope Francis, whose death at the age of 88 on Monday.

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Pope Francis had expressed the desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, a fifth-century church in Rome.

And though any unmarried Catholic man under 80 can become pope, since the 14th century, the conclave has only named cardinals to oversee the Catholic Church. At 72 years of age, Cardinal Joseph W.

Pope Francis presides over a Rosary prayer for peace on Oct. 6, 2024, in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. The prayer ...

The funeral rites take place in three parts, called stations. The first takes place in the pope’s private chapel, after ...