The virtue of mercy may be scorned by the proud as being for suckers and losers, but Francis’ message was a deliberate rejection of that attitude.

It was the year of three popes, the first time in nearly 400 years there had been such rapid papal turnover. The drama began ...

Francis will then be buried according to his wishes in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, outside the Vatican. The ...

A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...

Pope Francis, who passed away in 2025 at the age of 88, didn’t just shake the Catholic Church while alive, he rewrote the ...

We mourn the death of Pope Francis, whose leadership of the Roman Catholic Church emphasized compassion and human dignity.

A local priest is reflecting on the immigration legacy of Pope Francis, and his personal interactions with the pontiff. In ...

St Peter’s Basilica, which is set to welcome members of the public from 11am, will allow mourners to pay their respects for ...