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Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, marked many firsts when he was elected as the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic ...
After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Pope Francis regularly referred to Ukraine and its people as “martyred” and ...
Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it ...
Typically, popes are laid to rest beneath St. Peter's Basilica. On Saturday, Francis became the first Catholic leader in over ...
Before becoming Pope Francis, who died on Monday 21 April 2025 at the age of 88, Jorge Bergoglio had a very different life ...
Pope Francis died on April 21. Here's what to know, where he was born and how he died. Plus, how Pope Benedict's resignation ...
An American from Houston spoke to CBS News' Seth Doane about how Pope Francis impacted her life and why she wanted to honor ...
The funeral of Pope Francis — the world’s first Argentinean pontiff — will be held in Rome early Saturday as Catholics around ...
San Lorenzo de Almagro players wore jerseys with images of the late Pope along with the words ‘Together for Eternity’, as a ...
The life of Pope Francis, the first Latin American and first Jesuit to serve as the Roman Catholic Church’s pontiff, lasted ...
While the pope was buried in Italy, people from all over the world are feeling a great sense of loss with his passing.