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US Vice President JD Vance mourned Pope Francis's demise on Monday, a day after meeting the Catholic Church's head on the occasion of Easter Sunday in his trip to the Vatican, post which he flew ...

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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American ... “At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father. His entire life was dedicated to the ...

VATICAN CITY, 21st April, 2025 (WAM) -- Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on Monday. He was 88, and had ...

VATICAN CITY, April 21 (Reuters ... "At 7:35 this morning the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father." ...

Vatican City (AFP) – Sunday's scheduled canonisation of the Catholic Church's first millennial saint has been postponed to a later date after the death of Pope Francis, the Vatican said on Monday.

Vatican City: Pope Francis' death may have been caused ... of double pneumonia that required 38 days of hospitalisation at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, sources suggest his passing was not directly ...

The Vatican confirmed his death on Easter Monday. The pontiff was hospitalised in Rome earlier this year after suffering bronchitis - an inflammation of the lining of the bronchial tubes in the lungs.

"She was able to enter Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City as part of a tour, and captured video of singing inside as the Basilica as people mourn and remember Pope Francis. She says people all ...