Robert Prevost elected first American pontiff, becoming Pope Leo XIV
Announcement prompts raucous celebration and delight among 50,000 pilgrims and tourists in St Peter’s Square Conclave live: cardinals elect new pope Robert Prevost has become...
Category : Pope Francis
Major power outages across Spain and Portugal hit transport systems, mobile networks, traffic lights and more – Europe live
Cities across Spain and Portugal experience blackouts and transport chaos after power outage We are just getting a line from Reuters news agency saying that...
Thousands queue to visit Pope Francis’s tomb on day after funeral
Mourners express sadness and gratitude, while special mass in St Peter’s Square attracts 200,000 people Thousands of people queued to visit Pope Francis’s tomb in...
Trump says he fears Putin ‘doesn’t want to stop the war’ after Zelenskyy meeting
US president admits to concern Russian counterpart is ‘tapping me along’ and ponders new approach to Moscow Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy have sat down...
Pope Francis funeral: world leaders to join thousands of mourners for ceremony – latest updates
Funeral to begin at 10am local time in St Peter’s Square and will be presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re The oldest child of...
Vatican readies for Pope Francis’s funeral as world leaders set to fly in to Rome
Tens of thousands of mourners have queued for hours to pay their last respects to pontiff, whose coffin will be closed on Friday evening The...
Catholics across the world from the Vatican to Gaza pay tribute to Pope Francis – video
Thousands of people have gathered to remember Pope Francis after his death on Easter Monday at the age of 88. The pontiff’s humility and outspoken...
Pope Francis’s funeral to take place on Saturday as Vatican releases images of open coffin – live
Pope Francis, head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, died at his home in the Vatican on Monday aged 88 The Vatican also confirmed that...
Tuesday briefing: The reforms, conflicts and legacy of Pope Francis
In today’s newsletter: He was an unpredictable leader unafraid to upset traditionalists, but was he really a liberal figure – and will his changes last?...
‘He was humble and close to the people’: Catholics pay respects to Pope Francis
Worshippers gathered in Rome for the Easter weekend reflect on legacy of pontiff who pushed the limits Bill Nicoletti and his family, from Philadelphia, were...
