Pope Francis’ death in April was potentially the most impactful around the world in 2025. However, he was far from the only ...

Pope Francis, Latin America’s first pontiff, died at age 88 after a cerebral stroke. Francis stressed humility over hubris for a Catholic Church beset with scandal.

In fact, the Wikimedia Foundation announced Dec. 2 that "Deaths in 2025" -- an entry that includes Pope Francis -- was their ...

Connie Francis, 87. The wholesome pop star’s 1950s and ’60s hits included “Pretty Little Baby” and “Who’s Sorry Now?” — the ...

Pope Francis and Charlie Kirk were among the noteworthy and influential people whose deaths had widespread impact in 2025.

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, passed away today, the Vatican announced. He was 88 years old. “Dear brothers and sisters, it is with profound sadness I must announce the ...

Bishop Ronald Hicks has been an acolyte of Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich, and is one of the pope's first major U.S.

This undated photograph shows a young Pope Francis, then Jorge Bergoglio, with his family. Back row, from left: his brother ...

In his papal bull proclaiming the Jubilee Year, the late Pope Francis emphasized the theme of hope, a much-needed virtue in a ...

After his death, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Cardinal Secretary of Vatican City, put a seal in place on the papal apartments until a new pope was selected That day came on May 8, when Pope Leo XIV ...

In 2018, German artist Michael Triegel asked a homeless man in Rome to pose for a drawing, thinking that he would make an ...