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Vatican shares some details of Pope Francis' "discreet death"
Pope Francis thanked his personal nurse for encouraging him to greet the crowds in St Peter's Square on Easter Sunday, ...
Pope Francis' final hours, last words revealed as Vatican shares details: Live updates
Roman Catholic cardinals gathered Tuesday in Vatican City to prepare for the Saturday funeral of Pope Francis.
How Pope Francis’ early life in Argentina shines light on his time in the Vatican
Oscar Crespo was watching TV in his native Buenos Aires when he saw the white smoke appearing above the Sistine Chapel at the ...
Francis was the first climate pope. Who will take up his mantle?
Pope Francis was quick to grasp the risks posed by climate change. But his tenure showed humanity’s limits in confronting the ...
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 ...
The $6 billion Vatican Bank was beset by scandals, disastrous investments—and ties to the mafia. How Pope Francis tried to fix it
Pope Francis died on Monday, leaving behind a legacy of reform at the $6 billion Vatican Bank. Although founded to manage ...
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, ...
Pope’s death receives muted official response in China, which has a tense relationship with the Vatican
As the world rushed to pay tribute to Pope Francis following his death, the response has been comparatively muted in China – ...