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News Articles: Pope Francis

Pope Leo XIV concelebrates Mass with the College of Cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel on Friday, the day after his election.

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Pope Leo's stance on key issues, from climate change to LGBTQ+ rights to U.S. politics

Pope Leo XIV is seen as a centrist who shares his predecessor's progressive views on certain social issues. Here's what we know so far.

May 09, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears at the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday.

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Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes the first American pope, choosing the name Leo XIV

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected pope, the first time an American has led the Roman Catholic Church. Prevost, 69, chose the name Pope Leo XIV.

May 08, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Ventre and
  • Daniel Burke
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost poses after being elevated to the rank of cardinal at the Vatican, September 30, 2023. Photo by Yara Nardi/Reuters

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'A new beginning.' University of Georgia Catholic Center clergy reacts to Pope Leo XIV

The conclave of Catholic cardinals have elected the new pope, Robert Prevost who has chose the name Pope Leo XIV. He becomes the first American pope.

May 08, 2025
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By:
  • Emma Auer
Canadian Cardinal Thomas Christopher Collins (right) and Cardinal Francis Leo walk on Via della Conciliazione street near the Vatican, with St. Peter's Basilica in the background, in Rome on Monday.

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The conclave to choose a new pope is about to begin

As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals will begin the secretive process known as a conclave.

May 06, 2025
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By:
  • Daniel Burke and
  • Bill Chappell
Cardinals mourn Pope Francis in Rome over the weekend.

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  • Religion

Conclave to choose the next pope starts May 7, Vatican says

The decision was made at the Fifth General Congregation, held on Monday morning in the Vatican's Synod Hall. The conclave will take place in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, which will remain closed to visitors during those days.

April 28, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Ventre
Cardinal Vincent Nichols after officiating the solemn requiem at The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood, informally known as Westminster Cathedral on April 21, 2025 in London, England.

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  • Religion

Cardinal Vincent Nichols expects a 'mood of reflection' at his first conclave

As he prepares to enter the seclusion of a conclave to elect a new pope, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, reflects on diversity and sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

April 27, 2025
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By:
  • Lauren Frayer and
  • Dhanika Pineda
Pope Francis washes the feet of migrants at a refugee center near Rome in March 2016.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Pope Francis's sympathy for migrants was personal

Pope Francis often spoke with great sympathy for immigrants and refugees. NPR's Scott Simon reminds us that the Pope's father fled Mussolini's Italy, immigrating to Argentina.

April 26, 2025
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  • Scott Simon
The coffin of Pope Francis is carried during the funeral Mass of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, April 26, 2025.

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Photos: Pope Francis is laid to rest and mourned around the world

Pope Francis was honored with a funeral Mass Saturday morning in the Vatican City's St. Peter's Square. These are some of the images that captured the grief of those mourning him around the world.

April 26, 2025
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  • NPR Staff
Youssef Absi, Patriarch of Antioch and All the Orient, of Alexandria and of Jerusalem and head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, blesses the coffin during the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square on Saturday in Vatican City.

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Crowds of mourners and dignitaries pay respects to Pope Francis at funeral service

It's a day of remembrance, mourning and celebration as thousands gather in Rome to pay their respects and say farewell to Pope Francis.

April 26, 2025
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By:
  • Willem Marx
Pope Francis greets participants to the Living Nativity Scene at the Basilica of St. Mary Major on December 14, 2024 in Rome, Italy. He will be laid to rest in the Basilica after his funeral in the Vatican on Saturday.

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What it's like in the church Pope Francis chose as his final resting place

Pope Francis will be buried in St. Mary Major church, not Saint Peter's Basilica, in a break with tradition.

April 25, 2025
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By:
  • Ruth Sherlock and
  • Fatima Al-Kassab
Workers cover the altar in St. Peter's Square in preparation for Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday.

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How to watch Pope Francis's funeral, and what to expect

Pope Francis's funeral begins in Vatican City at 4 a.m. ET on Saturday and will end with his burial in Rome. Here's what to know about the day's events — and how Francis is breaking with tradition.

April 25, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
From left: Zoe Saldaña's Oscar, the late Pope Francis, the un-libeled Sarah Palin.

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  • National

Are you eligible to be the next pope? Find out in the quiz

If you've paid attention to pope selection, COVID websites, national defense and libel cases, you'll do great this week!

April 25, 2025
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By:
  • Holly J. Morris
Cardinals look on as the body of Pope Francis is transferred into the Basilica at St Peter's Square in Vatican City on Wednesday. The College of Cardinals is preparing for a conclave to elect the next pontiff, after days of funeral rites and observances conclude.

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Who are the cardinals selecting the next pope?

The conclave to select a new pope will be sharply different from the body that chose Francis in 2013. Experts say that could make it harder to predict what the conclave will do.

April 23, 2025
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Pope Francis smiles after celebrating Easter mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 31, 2024.

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In Georgia? Here's how to stream or attend services honoring Pope Francis

Dioceses across Georgia are remembering Pope Francis, history's first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88.

April 23, 2025
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By:
  • Associated Press and
  • Chase McGee
Members of the clergy celebrate Mass for the late Pope Francis at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City on Monday.

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  • World

Gaza's Catholics mourn Pope Francis. 'He used to call us at 7 p.m. every night'

Pope Francis called to check in on a Christian congregation in Gaza sheltering at their church almost every night since the Gaza war began. "Today we feel like we are orphans," a spokesperson says.

April 22, 2025
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  • Anas Baba and
  • Jane Arraf
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