In one of his last public acts, Pope Francis gave a message of hope and peace in his Easter Sunday speech at the Vatican only ...

Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois issued the following statement in response to the death ...

Pope Francis, who has died aged 88, made his final public appearance on Easter Sunday at the Vatican's St Peter's Square.

Hours before his death, Pope Francis made an appearance before a crowd of thousands at Saint Peter’s Square where his Easter blessing was read by Archbishop Diego Ravelli.

Easter Monday—at 88. The Vatican confirmed his death, which followed recent hospitalizations due to a respiratory infection.