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Pope Francis

Will Pope Leo XIV embrace synodality to navigate modern challenges for the Catholic Church?

World

Will Pope Leo XIV embrace synodality to navigate modern challenges for the Catholic Church?

By Dennis Doyle

Pope Leo XIV appeals for ‘no more war’ in first Sunday message at St Peter’s Square

World

Pope Leo XIV appeals for ‘no more war’ in first Sunday message at St Peter’s Square

By Reuters

Cardinal Robert Prevost elected Pope Leo XIV after white smoke billows from Sistine Chapel

World

Cardinal Robert Prevost elected Pope Leo XIV after white smoke billows from Sistine Chapel

By Reuters

Pope Francis belonged to all of us, and not just the Catholic Church

World

Pope Francis belonged to all of us, and not just the Catholic Church

By Stephen Brislin

Pope Francis was a pioneering voice for climate justice as a moral imperative in the Catholic Church

Our Burning Planet

Pope Francis was a pioneering voice for climate justice as a moral imperative in the Catholic Church

By Julia Evans

Three ways Pope Francis influenced the global climate movement

Maverick Life

Three ways Pope Francis influenced the global climate movement

By Celia Deane-Drummond

How the next pope will be elected – what goes on at the conclave

Maverick Life

How the next pope will be elected – what goes on at the conclave

By Mathew Schmalz

What will happen at the funeral of Pope Francis

Maverick Life

What will happen at the funeral of Pope Francis

By Joanne M. Pierce

Francis: Pope of the people

World

Francis: Pope of the people

By Daily Maverick Photo Team

South Africa mourns death of Pope Francis, a unifying figure and a voice for the poor

South Africa

South Africa mourns death of Pope Francis, a unifying figure and a voice for the poor

By Kristin Engel

Pope Francis leaves behind a legacy of faith and service in the Catholic Church

Africa

Pope Francis leaves behind a legacy of faith and service in the Catholic Church

By Russell Pollitt

Honest, humble, revealing — Pope Francis’s autobiography offers insights on personality, demands of the papacy

World

Honest, humble, revealing — Pope Francis’s autobiography offers insights on personality, demands of the papacy

By Liam Temple