The Vatican Financial Mess Pope Francis Couldn’t Fix
The ailing pope was short of breath, sitting beneath a cherished painting of Mary, Untier of Knots, as he worked through a last-ditch plan to disentangle the finances of one of the world’s most opaque bureaucracies.
First American Pope: Cardinal Prevost introduced as Pope Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected the new pope, set to succeed the late Pope Francis and mark the first time an American has served as pope.
Cardinal Robert Prevost announced as first American pope, taking name Leo XIV
The Vatican announced the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, shortly after white smoke began pouring from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday.
Robert Prevost of the United States is named Pope Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV.
Trump posts AI image of himself as Pope amid Vatican's search for new pontiff
President Donald Trump appears to have his eye on a new gig after being back in the Oval Office for just over 100 days.
On Friday, the president posted an AI-generated image of himself as the pope on Truth Social, and it has gone viral. Less than a week prior to the post, Trump was in Rome attending the funeral for the late Pope Francis. As the Vatican searches for a new pontiff, it seems Trump is jokingly throwing his hat in the ring.
Trump, Zelenskyy meet privately ahead of pope's funeral
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met privately in St. Peter's Basilica on Saturday before attending the funeral for Pope Francis.
French President Emmanuel Macron also spoke to Trump and Zelenskyy before they sat down to talk, according to a video posted by White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino.
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung told the press pool traveling with Trump that the two men had a "very productive session." More details about the meeting "will follow," he said...
Who was at Pope Francis' funeral and where did they sit?
Numerous world leaders and royals have gathered in Rome for Pope Francis' funeral.
Among the most prominent figures at the Vatican's St Peter's Square on Saturday morning were Prince William, US President Donald Trump and his predecessor Joe Biden, Britain's Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Their attendance comes at a fragile time for international diplomacy, with Trump meeting Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky before the service.
Pope Francis laid to rest after 250,000 attend funeral service
Pope Francis’ funeral this morning followed many traditions, but also included a few surprises, according to CNN’s Vatican correspondent Christopher Lamb.
Here are some surprises of the day:
The pope’s final journey: Pope Francis was transferred from the Vatican to the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in the popemobile this morning, passing through the streets of Rome full of mourners. “No one had foreseen that,” according to Lamb.
Pope Francis Dies at 88
Pope Francis, leader of the Catholic Church, died early Monday morning after a long battle with chronic lung disease and complications from pneumonia. The pope was 88 and had served as pope since 2013. Following his death, the Vatican has begun preparing for the conclave where cardinals will vote on the next pope.
Pope Francis was a revolutionary. Not everyone liked that.
Popes aren’t meant to be revolutionaries. Pope Francis, however, was. For a church steeped in tradition, change usually comes slowly, if at all. Francis, who died on Monday, understood this but never seemed dissuaded by it. But though he may have reinvigorated the Catholic Church, Francis did not resolve its fissures. Particularly in the United States, he deepened them — becoming a protagonist in, as well as a victim of, the country’s culture wars.