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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the death of the Argentine pontiff, history's first from Latin America, who presided over the Catholic Church for more than 12 years.

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Antisemitic attacks have increased dramatically since the war in Gaza began, though the numbers declined slightly last year from a peak reached immediately after the Oct.

The body of Pope Francis will be moved Wednesday morning to St. Peter’s Basilica for three days of public mourning for an Argentine pontiff remembered for his humble style, concern for the poor and insistent prayers for peace.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The bells of St.

Pope Francis was the first pontiff elected from the Society of Jesus — also known as the Jesuits.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Few could have predicted that a comment Pope Francis made during a 2018 visit to Chile would blow up into the biggest crisis of his papacy , and one that eventually set the Catholic Church on a new path of accountability for clerg

PHOENIX (AP) — A woman whose doomsday religious beliefs led her to kill her two youngest children and engage in a plot to kill a romantic rival in Idaho was convicted Tuesday in Arizona for conspiring to murder her estranged husband.

TORONTO — Catholic faithful gathered for multiple events in Toronto and Montreal to commemorate the late Pope Francis on Tuesday, a day the Archbishop of Toronto described as one of sadness but also thanks for a pontiff dedicated to building bridges

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Wilton Littlechild remembers closing his eyes before Pope Francis lead his first mass at the Vatican more than a decade ago. He wanted to clearly hear every word.