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Pope Leo XIV: Why the College of Cardinals chose the Chicago native and Augustinian to lead the church after Francis
When the 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on May 8, 2025, appeared on the main balcony of St.…
Conclave: How A New Pope Is Chosen
The passing of Pope Francis has triggered one of the oldest traditions in the Catholic Church: the conclave.…
Pope Francis has died, aged 88. These were his greatest reforms – and controversies
Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday, aged 88, the Vatican announced. The head of the Catholic Church…
What will happen at the funeral of Pope Francis
The 88-year-old pontiff had been well aware of his fragile state and advanced age. As early as 2015,…
How Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s foreign policy
When the late Pope Francis first stepped on to the balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica following his election…
Francis − a pope who cared deeply for the poor and opened up the Catholic Church
Pope Francis, the Catholic Church’s first Latin American pontiff, has died, the Vatican announced on April 21, 2025.…
Three ways Pope Francis influenced the global climate movement
Indigenous representatives of Amazonian communities with Pope Francis in the Vatican gardens Celia Deane-Drummond, University of Oxford The…
How the next pope will be elected – what goes on at the conclave
Cardinals attend Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica, before they enter the conclave to decide who the next pope…
Pope Francis dies: an unconventional pontiff who sought to modernise Catholicism
From the moment of his election in 2013, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the man who became Pope Francis, proved…
Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday aged 88
Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in…
Popes were once confined to Rome. Now they travel the world – and Francis’ current journey is particularly significant
Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Australian Catholic University Pope Francis is continuing the tradition of papal journeys, having…
As disasters and heat intensify, can the world meet the urgency of the moment at the COP28 climate talks?
Shutterstock Brendan Mackey, Griffith University Eight years ago, the world agreed to an ambitious target in the Paris…
Pope Benedict XVI: A man at odds with the modern world who leaves a legacy of intellectual brilliance and controversy
Benedict XVI leaves behind a complex legacy as a Pope and theologian. To many observers, Benedict, who died…
Pope Francis On Climate Change Denial : ‘Man Is Stupid’
[infobox]“When you don’t want to see, you don’t see,” the pope says while flying over the hurricane-ravaged Caribbean.[/infobox]…
Pope Francis’ Visit To America, In Pictures
During the pope’s first trip to the United States, Catholics and non-Catholics alike navigate crowds in three cities…
10 Most Provocative Quotes From Pope Francis’ City Visits
In more than two years as head of the Roman Catholic Church, Francis has not shied from expressing…
The Hard Work Of Pope Francis’ Balancing Act
On his first visit to the United States, as well as addressing a joint session of Congress, Pope…
Why We Are Losing Time In Saving The Oceans From Climate Change
Until recently, you might be forgiven for thinking that the oceans were a trivial component of Earth’s climate…