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Pope Francis Dies on Easter Mon. at 88 Years Old

Pope Francis Dies on Easter Monday at 88 Years Old

Pope Francis, the 266th and current pope of the Catholic Church, passed away on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88. He died in his residence at Domus Sanctae Marthae in Vatican City, following complications from a cerebral stroke and cardiac arrest.

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Vatican releases photos of Pope Francis lying in state after Easter Monday death

The Vatican has released the first photos that show Pope Francis lying in state after the head of the Catholic church died on Easter Monday.

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Why Pope Francis isn’t being buried in the Vatican

Pope Francis is breaking with tradition when it comes to where he will be laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica with an intriguing history instead of the grottoes of the Vatican.

Francis, TV Pope, Takes His Final Journey

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Pope Francis used final Easter address to call for Gaza ceasefire

VATICAN CITY − Pope Francis reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza in an Easter Sunday message read aloud by an aide as the pontiff, who died on Monday, looked on during a brief appearance on the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.

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Final preparations underway for Pope Francis's funeral

The funeral Mass for Pope Francis is taking place today in St Peter's Square. More than one hundred foreign dignitaries are expected to attend.

The New Yorker · 1d

Francis, the TV Pope, Takes His Final Journey

The Pope, famous—perhaps foremost—for his insistence on simplicity and aversion to clerical glitz, wanted to be buried not at the Vatican but at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major, where before and after each of his international trips he went to pray.

Pope Francis, People

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Pope Francis 'touched many people's lives'

Jersey's most senior Catholic leader has paid tribute to the "humility and simplicity" of Pope Francis ahead of his funeral later. Both Guernsey and Jersey held special services on Friday evening to remember Pope Francis,

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The "People's Pope": The future of Pope Francis' legacy

The world's 1.3 billion Catholics paid tribute to their spiritual leader Saturday as he was laid to rest in Rome. "Sunday Morning" looks at the legacy of the man who inspired the faithful with his humility and his concerns for social justice.

Yahoo · 1d

Remembering Pope Francis

President Donald Trump may have gotten his front row seat at Pope Francis’ funeral, but the Pope rebuked him from beyond the grave anyway. The posthumous criticism came after Trump was mobbed by a group of world leaders,

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'Privileged': Sarnia students react to taking part in Pope Francis's final Vatican mass

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Pope Francis Blesses Faithful at Easter Mass

The pontiff, appearing frail from a balcony at St. Peter’s Basilica, blessed a crowd gathered on the square outside. But a ...

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Full Text of Pope Francis’ ‘Urbi Et Orbi’ Blessing for Easter 2025

The resurrection of Jesus is indeed the basis of our hope. For in the light of this event, hope is no longer an illusion.

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Vance meets Pope Francis on Easter Sunday after tangle over migration, gets chocolate eggs for kids

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has met briefly with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday as the pontiff recovers from pneumonia.

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Pope Francis and Donald Trump clashed for years over treatment of migrants

Pope Francis clashed with Donald Trump several times over the years, primarily on Trump's immigration policy and rhetoric ...

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Pope Francis' funeral through the eyes of Reuters photographers

Pope Francis' funeral brought world leaders, monarchs, and hundreds of thousands of people to Rome on Saturday to bid him ...

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‘Discern and order’: Cardinal calls for continuation of Pope Francis’ reform path

Speaking at St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday, the 54-year-old vicar general for the Diocese of Rome described how the faithful ...

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See what Bishop David Oyedepo said about Pope Francis

It’s very interesting, he said trees don’t eat their own fruits. They give it to others.“Amazing things, so, it is how much ...

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