This photograph shows a view of the Column of Peace and the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, the Pope's last resting place, ahead of late Pope Francis' funeral, in Rome on April 26, 2025. [AFP] The ...

Still, in many ways, Francis was cut from the same conservative clerical cloth as his predecessors Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict. He was against abortion, in favor of clerical celibacy and ...

Most stories about Pope Francis mention that he made history as the first pontiff from Latin America. In fact, Francis was the first pope in centuries to be born outside Europe. But what impact did ...

Brazilian Cardinal Leonardo Steiner celebrates a memorial Mass for Pope Francis at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Manaus, in the Amazonas state, Brazil, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros) Cardinal ...