On Monday morning local time (Monday PM AEDT) the Vatican confirmed the death of the 266th pope after a series of serious ...

Pope Francis, the 266th Catholic Church leader who tried to position the church to be more inclusive, has died. He was 88.

Pope Francis has died aged 88 after serving as the Head of the Catholic Church for 12 years. The pontiff had been recovering ...

Francis became pope in 2013. In recent years, the 88-year-old was forced to cancel some events, sometimes at the last minute, ...

Pope Francis has died, aged 88, the Vatican has announced, a day after appearing at St Peter’s on Easter Sunday and meeting ...