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Pope Francis has publicly clashed in the past with JD Vance, whom he met on Easter Sunday just hours before he passed away.

President Emmanuel Macron of France, a country that is largely Roman Catholic, lead the country's numerous tributes to Pope Francis who was "always on the side of the most vulnerable and the most fragile". The late pontiff, who died Monday aged 88, will be honoured with special masses in Notre-Dame…

Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell is currently the most powerful man at the Vatican.

Pope Francis appointed more women to leadership roles in the Vatican than any pope before him. He challenged entrenched traditions within the Roman Catholic church to bring women into positions once deemed categorically off limits by an institution historically dominated by men.

The first Asian pope, the first black pope for centuries or a continuity pontiff are all thought to be optionsConclave to select Pope Francis’ successor – live

Crowds gathered after the Vatican announced Pope Francis’s death on Easter Monday.

The Archbishop of York has paid tribute to Pope Francis after his death was announced by the Vatican.

The April 21 death of Pope Francis triggered a period of mourning in the Catholic Church, but also kick-started the race for his successor.

First South American Pope spoke to non-Catholics as well as Catholics and warned politicians against the ‘logic of fear’