Pope Francis’ funeral will be a more modest event, after the pontiff broke with longstanding Vatican tradition to simplify the ritual. It will likely take weeks to choose a new pontiff.

Pope Francis was a source of pride for Argentina - but his failure to visit was a disappointment for many.

World leaders from Donald Trump to Volodymyr Zelensky will attend the ceremony in St Peter's Square.

The mission will explore new ways of reducing the cost of feeding an astronaut.

He was known for gigantic and often controversial monuments, including some taller than the Statue of Liberty.

For months, the pontiff spoke by telephone almost every night with people sheltering in a Catholic church in the battered enclave, a ritual he tried to keep up in the hospital.

The region's chief minister said the attack was "much larger than anything we've seen directed at civilians in recent years".

Several names are in the fray as cardinals prepare to gather in the Vatican to elect Pope Francis' successor.

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The International Monetary Fund expects slower growth and higher inflation in the U.S. as a result of President Trump’s trade policies.

The Vatican — with its politics, its pageantry and its power — has long been a favorite subject for artists and thinkers.

An unusual public back-and-forth suggested that both sides in the war were eager to at least appear interested in negotiations.

Gaza’s Christians paid their respects to Pope Francis, who called in on a local church almost daily to check on them throughout the war.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India called the shooting, the worst against civilians in the region for years, a “terror attack” and vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice.

The reversal adds another Trump administration blow to decades of reconciliation efforts.

Francis never gave an explicit answer for not returning as pontiff to his native country, but some experts say he worried about having his presence used for political purposes.