Pope Francis has died, the Vatican confirmed to the public on Monday, capping the end of a tenure seen by some as one of the more progressive in the Roman Catholic Church.

He was the modernising and humble Pope who blazed a brave new trail defending the poor and disadvantaged of the world, yet endured several stumbles on the path to progress. Tributes have been paid ...

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However, at the Church of the Assumption, women are now included, symbolising change in the servitude. Assistant parish priest Father Desmond Jansen said the change aligns with Pope Francis’ decree ...

The Vatican has announced that the Pope is dead. A series of arcane rites now occur and then the complex process of naming a ...

The Holy Week of Jubilee 2025 has ended. Christ is risen — Alleluia! The shadows of Golgotha have given way to the radiant ...

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Pope Francis has died, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and ...

"I was such a workaholic, but during the pandemic, I started thinking and revisiting my criticisms of Christianity,” she said Sydney Johnston, one of many young Catholic converts.