Pope Francis

'Look for other ways': Pope Leo urges US to avoid military action to remove Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro

December 03, 2025 12:04 am

President Donald Trump’s threat to remove Maduro by force, Pope Leo said the US should look for other ways to push for change “if that is what they want to do in the United States.”

These Wikipedia pages topped list of most-read articles in 2025?

December 02, 2025 8:11 pm

Top Wikipedia pages 2025, Wikipedia most-read 2025: Elon Musk, Ozzy Osbourne and ‘Sinners’ also feature in top 20.

Pope Leo appeals for release of 315 kidnapped from Nigeria school

November 23, 2025 6:09 pm

Ahead of Vatican vote for new pope, Cardinals are watching Ralph Fiennes' Conclave to take notes

May 08, 2025 11:54 am

Catholic cardinals are turning to Ralph Fiennes’ Conclave for guidance as they prepare to elect the next pope, just days after Pope Francis’ death sent the film’s viewership soaring.

Papal Conclave Live Updates: American Robert Francis Prevost elected as new Pope Leo XIV

May 09, 2025 3:55 am

Papal Conclave 2025 Live News Updates, New Pope Election 2025: Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Pope Leo XIV, a senior cardinal announced to crowds in St. Peter's Square

‘Pope Trump’? Social media erupts as Trump jokes he’s his own pick for next pope

April 30, 2025 6:46 pm

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday as he left the White House to hold a rally marking his first 100 days in office, Donald Trump was asked who he believed should become the new pope.

Cardinal convicted of financial fraud bows out of conclave to elect new pope

April 29, 2025 5:20 pm

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, the first cardinal ever convicted by a Vatican court, was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for embezzlement and fraud in 2023.

Pope Francis laid to rest in Rome after historic funeral at St Peter’s Square attended by the powerful and the powerless

April 26, 2025 10:34 pm

True to Francis’s humble wishes, he was not interred beneath St Peter’s Basilica with full papal pomp, but entombed in a modest niche at Santa Maria Maggiore that previously stored candlestick holders.

The world this week | India hits out at Pak over Pahalgam terror attack, world leaders in Rome for Pope’s funeral

May 02, 2025 6:25 pm

From Pahalgam’s deadliest terror attack to Pope’s death, and Trump signalling thaw in the trade war, several major developments took place in the world this week.

WATCH: Elderly nun, close friend of Pope Francis, breaks protocol to bid a tearful farewell

April 26, 2025 1:19 pm

Only cardinals, bishops, and priests are typically allowed in the restricted area around the Pope's lying-in-state. However, no security personnel intervened, allowing the nun a quiet, intimate moment of grief.

In photos: A humble goodbye — Pope Francis laid to rest after final journey through Rome

April 27, 2025 9:06 am

The 90-minute funeral ceremony was attended by a host of world leaders, including President Droupadi Murmu, US President Donald Trump, and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy among others.

In Photos: Thousands pay final respects to Pope Francis as Vatican open public viewing

April 24, 2025 2:23 pm

In response to the overwhelming turnout, the Vatican is now considering extending viewing hours to accommodate the growing crowd.

The Two Popes to Conclave: Six famous films inspired by Pope Francis and the Vatican

April 21, 2025 4:48 pm

A look at films that had Pope Francis and the Vatican's influence.

Pope marks New Year as Vatican prepares to mourn Benedict XVI

January 01, 2023 8:09 pm

Pope Francis presided at a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica as the body of Benedict, who died on Saturday at the age of 95, was being prepared for three days of public viewing starting Monday.

Top pictures of the week from around the world

December 31, 2022 1:55 pm

From the 'bomb cyclone' in US and Canada to Pope Francis' Christmas address from the Vatican, here are the top pictures of the week from around the world.

PM Modi holds tete-a-tete with Pope Francis at Vatican

October 30, 2021 5:37 pm

Modi is the fifth Indian Prime Minister to have visited the head of Roman Catholics, the largest religious denomination in the world.

On his maiden visit to Iraq, Pope Francis advocates for peaceful coexistence

March 06, 2021 8:57 pm

Al-Sistani, 90, is one of the most senior clerics in Shiite Islam and his rare but powerful political interventions have helped shape present-day Iraq. He is a deeply revered figure in Shiite-majority Iraq.

Pope Francis becomes first pontiff to visit Arabian Peninsula

February 05, 2019 1:28 pm

The Catholic leader was greeted by Abu Dhabi's powerful crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the Emirati vice president and prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, during the presentation of delegations in the courtyard of the royal palace

Top Frames: Barack Obama at the podium, Pope Francis at the Paul VI hall

January 16, 2016 8:00 am

U.S. President Barack Obama (at podium) delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in Washington, Pope Francis (C) waves as he arrives to lead the weekly audience at the Paul VI hall at the Vatican.

Donald Trump, Pope Francis, Hillary Clinton make it to Yale Book Quotations for 2015

December 27, 2015 3:11 pm

The yearly list of quotations that would be included in the Yale Book of Quotations were announced. Here's what was said.

Australian sex abuse victims call for Papal promise to protect children

March 02, 2016 3:16 pm

Pope Francis celebrates Mass for clergy in Michoacan, Mexico

February 17, 2016 4:44 pm