President Donald Trump shared a short message of remembrance for Pope Francis in the wake of the pope’s death on Easter Monday. “Rest in Peace Pope Francis!” Trump posted on Truth Social. “May God Bless him and all who loved him!” POPE FRANCIS, LEADER OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, DEAD AT 88 The pope died early […]

Following Pope Francis’s death Monday morning, the Vatican will have to elect a new pope for the first time since 2013. The process of electing a pope is ancient and specific. The “Papal Interregnum,” the time period between a pope’s death and the election of a successor, now begins. But before the election can take […]

Editor’s Note: Pope Francis died on Monday April 21, 2025. This story was originally published in the Washington Examiner magazine on February 28, 2025. OBITUARY: POPE FRANCIS, LEADER OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, DEAD AT 88 For approximately 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, Rome is the axis around which the entire cosmos turns. It is often said […]

Pope Francis died 7:35 a.m. Monday, after significant health battles over recent months, including a bout of bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia in February. Pope Francis was released from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on March 23, after receiving care there for 38 days. He returned to the Vatican, where he attended public events, including the Palm Sunday […]