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With the conclave to choose his successor looking less Eurocentric than ever, Pope Francis' intense pastoral and diplomatic activity to build a bridge with Asia is set to continue.

Pope Francis introduced changes to simplify papal funeral rites last year

Pope Francis introduced changes to the papal funeral rites in 2024 which were aimed at simplifying the ceremonies.

On the morning of Easter Monday, after his final public address the day prior, Pope Francis died at age 88, closing 12 years of leading the Catholic Church. He joins the phenomena of people “holding on” until after an anticipated date or event, such as the holidays or a birthday,…

Oscar-winning film Conclave was released last year.

In 2010, Ghana's Cardinal Peter Turkson said he was not ready to become pope -- and that the Catholic Church might not be either.

The papacy of Pope Francis ended with the same core doctrine for LGBTQ+ people that he had inherited

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle emerges as a prominent figure in discussions about who will succeed Pope Francis, but his age presents a potential obstacle.

When the late Pope Francis first stepped on to the balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica following his election 12 years ago, he remarked that he had been called almost from the “end of the world”. He was the first non-European pontiff since Gregory III, elected in AD731, who was of…

With Pope Francis's passing, focus turns to Cardinal Peter Turkson, who is a leading candidate in the upcoming papal election

ANALYSIS: Papal selfies and a Rolling Stone cover saw Francis become a prominent pop culture figure, writes Aidan Moir