VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis will likely be remembered for his gestures: his lone walk under the rain in St. Peter’s Square to pray during the pandemic, his embrace of migrants, his unscripted ...

Pope Francis died at 88 of a stroke and irreversible heart failure, the Vatican said hours after announcing the pope's passing on the morning of April 21. He had fallen into a coma before his death ...

As white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney, Sister Nathalie Becquart’s phone rang. It was her brother, calling to announce the birth of his fourth child, Céleste. At the same time, Jorge ...

Pope Francis waves to a crowd of well-wishers at Rome's Gemelli hospital before returning to the Vatican March 23, 2025, after 38 days of treatment at the hospital. Massimiliano Strappetti, a nurse ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A year after Pope Francis’ death, the enduring mark of his papacy is how he changed the Church’s understanding of itself — and its place in the world. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope ...