Pope Francis changed the face of the modern papacy more than any predecessor by shunning much of its pomp and privilege, but ...

Inherited a deeply divided Church after Benedict XVI's resignation in 2013 Appointed ... became the nerve centre of the more than 1.3 billion-member Roman Catholic Church. "It (the decision ...

With Benedict’s resignation ... letter, “Like a Loving Mother,” which sought to use existing church law to dismiss negligent bishops — a proposal that critics found woefully inadequate ...

Pope Francis, the Catholic Church's first Latin American pontiff ... after the surprise resignation of Benedict XVI. Before becoming pope, he was Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos ...

The funeral and burial of a pope who dies in office should take place “between the fourth and sixth day after death,” the ...

Francis inherited a deeply divided Church after the resignation in 2013 of his predecessor ... became the nerve centre of the more than 1.3 billion-member Roman Catholic Church.

the Catholic Church's first Latin American pontiff, has died, the Vatican announced on April 21, 2025. He was 88. Francis was elected pope on March 13, 2013, after the surprise resignation of ...

Francis inherited a deeply divided Church after the resignation in 2013 of his predecessor ... became the nerve center of the more than 1.3 billion-member Roman Catholic Church.