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After severe health complications, the 88year-old Pontiff died on Easter Monday. The day before, Francis was in St Peter's Square, Rome, bestowing his blessings on the world's faithful. The pope we ...

Here is the complete list of 266 Popes from the past to present. Most recently, Pope Francis led the Catholic Church from ...

Pope Francis became the church’s 266th in 2013 when the papal conclave elected him after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI ...

The hierarchy of the Catholic Church consists of its bishops, priests, and deacons. In the ecclesiological sense of the term, ...

Pope Francis’s devoted faithful will likely soon be hollering for the late, humble, huddled-masses-loving pontiff to be ...

Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from around the world, from presidents to people of all walks of life, after the Vatican ...

Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from around the world, from presidents to people of all walks of life, after the Vatican ...

A woman carries a cross as people join her in mourning after the death of Pope Francis was announced by the Vatican in Rome, ...

The 88-year old pontiff died on Monday after suffering a stroke and cardiac arrest, ending an often turbulent reign in which ...

Eagle-eyed fans spot King Charles's key change in first job since Pope's death [INSIGHT] The long line of Popes features all ...

When it comes to the Catholic Church, the papacy remains one of the oldest continuous institutions in the world. It has seen ...