Live updates: Pope Francis is buried at St. Mary Major Basilica

Francis' coffin reached St. Mary Major Basilica, his chosen burial place, following Mass in the morning at St. Peter's Square ...
America Magazine

One year after his death, ask yourself: Did Pope Francis bring me closer to Christ?

Pope Francis greets the faithful in St. Peter’s Square at the end of the closing Mass for the Jubilee of the Sick and Health Care Workers at the Vatican on April 6, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Paul Haring ...
America Magazine

Pope Leo pays tribute to Pope Francis, urges Catholics to proclaim truth in troubled world

Pope Leo XIV smiles while leading the "Regina Caeli" prayer in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 6, 2026. Credit: OSV News photo/Elisabetta Trevisan, Vatican Media (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV paid ...
National Catholic Reporter

What we knew then — and what we know now — about history's first US-born pope

When white smoke billowed out of the Sistine Chapel last May, NCR's former Vatican correspondent Christopher White was there.
National Catholic Register

Remembering Pope Francis: 9 Moments That Defined His Legacy

On April 21, 2025, the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled for Pope Francis, marking the end of his life and his 12-year papacy. As the 265th successor of St. Peter, the Argentinian pontiff left a ...