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Pope Francis died of a stroke and irreversible heart failure, Vatican says: Updates
The pope's death comes one day after Francis, 88, greeted Easter Sunday crowds in his popemobile. He had battled a ...
Pope’s frequent calls to a Catholic church made him a revered figure in war-battered Gaza
In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza ...
A timeline of Pope Francis' health issues from hospitalization to his final appearance
Pope Francis had been suffering from health issues in the weeks before his death, including a more than one-month stay in the ...
What will Pope Francis’s legacy be? It depends on what comes next.
A new pope does not swoop in and openly set about undoing the legacy of another. But a lot can change as far as style, ...
Cardinals Meet Tuesday at Vatican to Choose Date for Pope Francis' Funeral
Cardinals are meeting at the Vatican to make the first decisions about running the Catholic Church following the death of ...
Pope Francis praised for simplicity, openness, advocacy for the vulnerable
The death of Pope Francis, 88, after a long illness prompted an outpouring of condolences from church and civic leaders ...
Lionel Messi, Residente and other celebs pay respects to Pope Francis
Latinx celebrities react to the death of Pope Francis, who served as the first Latin American pontiff in the history of the ...
Pope Francis changed church policy on the death penalty, nuclear weapons but upheld it on abortion
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear ...