NCR's 10 most-read news stories of 2025 include coverage of the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV, massive aid cuts by the ...

The death of Pope Francis has ignited widespread online curiosity about the process of electing the next leader of the Catholic Church. Francis died on April 21 and the Roman Catholic cardinals are in ...

Figures from the realms of politics to sports, from presiding over the Vatican to Temple Square, are among those who died in ...

The late Pope Francis donated all his remaining money to a youth rehabilitation project inside a Roman prison in one of his final acts as the head of the Roman Catholic Church. Before his death last ...

Pope Francis, conservative activist Charlie Kirk, trafficking victim Virginia Giuffre and celebrities Gene Hackman and Rob ...

After 12 years as the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis died early this morning at the age of 88. His death has triggered a mourning period that involves centuries-old rites.

After his death, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Cardinal Secretary of Vatican City, put a seal in place on the papal apartments until a new pope was selected That day came on May 8, when Pope Leo XIV ...

A man holding a white rose stands at St Peter's square following the death of Pope Francis in the Vatican on April 21, 2025. Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025 aged 88, a day after making a much ...

Although traditionally a jubilee only happens every 25 years, the Holy Door is slated to reopen for a special 2033 Jubilee ...