Pope Francis, Latin America’s first pontiff, died at age 88 after a cerebral stroke. Francis stressed humility over hubris for a Catholic Church beset with scandal.

The Vatican was enveloped in profound silence this Monday following the announcement of Pope Francis's passing at 7:35 AM Italian time. The news, which echoed powerfully in every corner of the globe, ...

Pope Francis, 88, remains hospitalized with bilateral pneumonia and is undergoing treatment for a polymicrobial infection.

The story that dominated the Catholic news headlines in 2025 was, of course, the death of Pope Francis and the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV. These were NCR's most read — not necessarily the most ...

Pope Francis dons a headdress during a visit with Indigenous peoples at Maskwacis, the former Ermineskin Residential School, Monday, July 25, 2022, in Maskwacis, Alberta. Credit: AP Photo/Eric Gay, ...