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If the next pope is from sub-Saharan Africa, he would be the first in Catholic Church history

As the Catholic Church moves towards selecting its next leader, global attention focuses on potential candidates.

As the Catholic Church moves towards selecting its next leader, global attention focuses on potential candidates.

The late pontiff was laid to rest on Saturday after a funeral Mass in St Peter’s Square that drew world leaders and hundreds of thousands of mourners.

Pope Francis' death has changed the plans of many people visiting the Italian capital, with thousands flocking to St Peter's Square in the Vatican to pay their respects.

Donald Trump and the UN chief among guests to attend funeral ceremonies for the Catholic Church’s late pontiff.

The centuries-old transition process involves an intricate series of rituals

Pope Francis, whose papacy blended tradition with pushes for inclusion and reform, died on April, 21, 2025 – Easter Monday – at the age of 88.

Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons

Pope Francis, who died Monday aged 88, will go down in history as a radical pontiff, a champion of underdogs who forged a more compassionate Catholic Church while stopping short of overhauling centuries-old dogma.

On May 24, 2015, Pope Francis signed his encyclical Laudato Si’ – “Praise be to you” in medieval Italian. This letter to Roman Catholic bishops was no half measure: it took many Catholics by surprise with its uncompromising conclusions and call for an in-depth transformation of our lifestyles. In France, it…