By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Few moments in Pope Francis' papacy better exemplify his understanding of climate change and the need to address it than the rain-soaked Mass he celebrated in Tacloban, Philippines, in 2015. Wearing one of the cheap plastic yellow ...
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The faithful in Pope Francis' hometown lit candles in the church where he found God as a teenager, packed the cathedral where he spoke as archbishop and prayed Monday in the neighborhoods where he earned fame as the "slum ...
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — As Amazonian bishops gathered at the Vatican on Oct. 21, 2019, a man entered a nearby church after dawn and stole three Indigenous statues brought to Rome for the occasion. He threw them into the Tiber River in a videotaped protest ...
By The Associated Press Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from around the world, from presidents to people of all walks of life, after the Vatican announced the pontiff's death at age 88 on Monday. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
By NICOLE WINFIELD and VANESSA GERA Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world when he announced his resignation in 2013, the first in 600 years. That led some to wonder if, as he grew increasingly frail and sick, Pope Francis would follow that ...
By NICOLE WINFIELD and COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis was thankful that he was able to greet throngs of people in St. Peter's Square on Easter, a day before he died, though he initially had some doubts given his poor health, Vatican News reported ...
