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Pope Francis, in some of his last words, thanked nurse for chance to greet Easter crowd, Vatican says
Among Pope Francis' last words were "thank you" to his personal nurse, for encouraging him to greet crowds in St. Peter's ...
Pope Francis died of a stroke and irreversible heart failure, Vatican says: Updates
The pope's death comes one day after Francis, 88, greeted Easter Sunday crowds in his popemobile. He had battled a ...
Pope Francis's funeral to be held on Saturday as Vatican releases images of his open coffin
Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died aged 88 He died of stroke and subsequent ...
Pope Francis' funeral date announced by Vatican as first images of his body released
The Vatican says Pope Francis' funeral will be held on April 26 at St. Peter's Basilica after the pontiff lies in state there ...
The $6 billion Vatican Bank was beset by scandals, disastrous investments—and ties to the mafia. How Pope Francis tried to fix it
Pope Francis died on Monday, leaving behind a legacy of reform at the $6 billion Vatican Bank. Although founded to manage ...
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Pope Francis's many critics included a one-time aide and the Vatican's ex-ambassador to the US
Francis’ biggest conservative critic was the Vatican’s former ambassador to the U.S., Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano. In 2018, ...
Factbox-Pope Francis: His Pontificate in Numbers
ROME (Reuters) - Here are some statistics about Pope Francis, whose death at the age of 88 was announced by the Vatican on Monday. ELECTION The former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was ...
What Pope Francis’s papacy meant for the U.S. church
Pope Francis’s tenure was punctuated by repeated clashes with American political leaders and sweeping efforts to install more ...