The Latest Breaking News from Vatican

Nun praises Pope’s roles for women but hopes successor can make more progress

Pope Francis appointed more women to leadership roles than any previous pontiff

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2025

Pope had a common touch, says Vatican expert who shared football joke with him

Professor Anna Rowlands spent two years seconded to the Vatican during Francis’s papacy.

Evening Standard · Apr 21, 2025

Pope Francis’ visit to Ireland provided ‘powerful moment’ for abuse survivors

Despite being called a ‘phenomenal’ advocate for migrants, Pope Francis’ statement in Dublin on clerical abuse was labelled ‘disappointing’.

Evening Standard · Apr 21, 2025

Pope Francis latest: Outrage over mourners taking selfies with casket as thousands pay respects at the Vatican

Pope Francis’ funeral will be held on Saturday with world leaders in attendance

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2025

Pope Francis, groundbreaking Jesuit pontiff, dies aged 88

Death of 266th head of Catholic church triggers period of global mourning and Vatican conclave of cardinals to elect successorLatest updates: tributes paid after Pope Francis dies aged 88

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2025

Pope Francis died of stroke and heart failure, Vatican doctor says, as tributes pour in for pontiff – latest updates

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who was revered by millions of Catholics around the world, has died aged 88

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2025

Pope Francis: The first Latin American and Jesuit to lead the Roman Catholic Church

Former Archbishop of Buenos Aires sought to bring ‘common touch’ and modernising influence to Vatican, speaking passionately on the need to address modern concerns like the climate crisis as a moral imperative

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2025

Pope Francis dies aged 88 after double pneumonia battle

Pope Francis spent 12 years at the helm of the Catholic Church

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2025

Pope Francis dies aged 88, Vatican official announces

Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, the Vatican has announced

The National (Scotland) · Apr 21, 2025

Vatican honours Isis attack victims in one of last acts of Pope Francis papacy

Vatican names 167 of its faithful killed in the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka as ‘witnesses of faith’

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2025