Pope Francis was the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. (Photo source: Reuters) Pope Francis has passed away at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta. Just hours ...

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. The Vatican said Francis suffered a stroke which led to a coma and his heart to fail, as he recovered from a five-week hospitalization for double pneumonia ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -With the death of Pope Francis, announced by the Vatican on Monday, the Roman Catholic Church will begin elaborate rituals steeped in tradition that mark the end of one ...

VATICAN CITY — The death of Pope Francis on Monday sets in motion centuries-old traditions which will culminate in the election by cardinals of a new pontiff — but with a few changes.

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Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio he made history as the first non-European pope in 1,300 years Pope Francis died on Monday aged 88, a day after making a much hoped-for appearance at Saint Peter's Square ...

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected to lead the church in March 2013 after Pope Benedict XVI stood down. After his death, the governance of the Catholic Church passes to the College of ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. They involve the certification of death and public ...