Since his election to the papacy in March 2013, Pope Francis has made an indelible mark on the Catholic Church and the wider world. As the first pope from the Southern Hemisphere, the first Jesuit pope, and the first to take the name “Francis”—after St. Francis of Assisi—he signaled from the beginning that his leadership […]
A Humble Goodbye from the People’s Pope Pope Francis Death has reverberated across continents with the quiet force of a soul whose impact transcended tradition, title, and time. On Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at 7:35 AM, the Vatican news today confirmed that the 266th Bishop of Rome had passed away peacefully in his residence […]
