Pope Francis, who has died aged 88, made his final public appearance on Easter Sunday at the Vatican's St Peter's Square.

The church officially recognizes St. Peter, the first pope, as the longest-serving, with at least 34 years. However, many historians dispute that as impossible to verify, and instead say the ...

Francis did not preside over the Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square, instead delegating it to Italian Cardinal Angelo Comastri ...

Francis mingled with the faithful for about an hour on Easter Sunday, drawing cheers as crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square ...

South Florida’s religious and political leaders on Monday mourned the passing of Pope Francis but also celebrated his ground-breaking spiritual leadership of the Catholic Church and messages of reform ...

Pope Francis, who died Monday at 88, was the first Jesuit pope of the Catholic Church. What is a Jesuit? What to know ...

Pope Francis, the charismatic and conciliatory Argentinian who moved to liberalize the Roman Catholic Church, dramatically ...

Pope Francis’s final public appearance took place on Easter Sunday, when he appeared on a balcony at St. Peter’s Basilica to ...

After making his last public appearance on Easter Sunday, Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21, according to the Vatican.

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Pope Francis appeared frail in his last photos before his death at the age of 88 — though he also harbored a serious, ...

Pope Francis made his final public appearance on Easter Sunday, one day before his death on Monday morning. The pontiff, who ...