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Who is Cardinal Kevin Farrell? The acting head of the Vatican who will orchestrate Pope Francis’s successor

Cardinal Kevin Farrell will orchestrate the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor

The Independent UK

‘A signal of simplicity’: Pope Francis’s funeral will be his final humble gesture

One of pontiff’s last acts was to simplify papal rites, stripping away elaborate rituals and scaling back procession

The Guardian - UK

Pope Francis's Funeral Set For Saturday, World Leaders Expected

The Argentine pontiff, 88, died on Monday from a stroke, less than a month after returning home from five weeks in hospital battling double pneumonia. Pope Francis's coffin -- which he previously ordered should be of wood and zinc -- will then be taken inside the church and from there…

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Who Is In Line To Be The Next Pope, How Are They Chosen & Was The Film Conclave Accurate?

It’s kind of like choosing a school captain but a lot cuntier.

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How will a new pope be chosen? An expert explains the conclave

Following the death of Pope Francis, we’ll soon be seeing a new leader in the Vatican. The conclave – a strictly confidential gathering of Roman Catholic cardinals – is due to meet in a matter of weeks to elect a new earthly head.

The Conversation

Pope Francis died from stroke followed by heart failure, Vatican says

The late pope's passing was announced earlier on Monday morning with bells tolling in Catholic churches from Latin America to Asia and across Rome as the news spread around the world.

Euronews

Pope Francis’ Cause Of Death Has Been Revealed By The Vatican

The 88-year-old religious leader passed away on Monday.

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MTG sparks backlash after ugly X post appearing to celebrate Pope’s death

‘Evil is being defeated by the hand of God,’ declared the Protestant convert congresswoman following announcement of the Pope’s death, without specifying what she meant

The Independent UK

Pope Francis' cause of death revealed

Pope Francis died from a stroke and heart failure, the Vatican have confirmed.

BANG Premier

Speculation Over Nostradamus' 'Black Pope' Prophecy Resurfaces After Francis' Death

As seen in the 2025 Oscar-nominated film "Conclave," the process of electing the new Pope following the death of Pope Francis will soon begin. Here are the leading candidates.

Latin Times

Pope Francis died of stroke and subsequent irreversable heart failure, says Vatican

Pope Francis decreed he would be buried in a simple underground tomb — with only “Franciscus” written on it — at St. Mary Major Basilica.

Euronews

Pope Francis died from a stroke followed by heart failure, Vatican says

Pontiff had requested simple burial ‘without particular decoration’ at Rome church rather than beneath St Peter’s

The Guardian - UK

Cause of Pope Francis' death announced by the Vatican

Pope Francis died this morning (April 21) and the Vatican has announced his cause of death was a cerebral stroke.

The National (Scotland)

Vatican Confirms Stroke as Pope Francis' Cause of Death: What We Know About His Final Moments

The pontiff passed away in the early hours of Monday at Casa Santa Marta, his residence within Vatican City. The Vatican revealed the official cause of death.

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Al Jazeera

Pope Francis died of cerebral stroke and heart failure: Vatican doctor

Vatican publishes death certificate, pontiff’s request to be buried at Basilica of St Mary Major in Rome.

AAP

Church leaders speak glowingly of 'Aussie-like' Pope

Australian Catholics are mourning and remembering Pope Francis as a man of simple piety who gave them hope for the church's future, after his death aged 88.

The Independent UK

Pope Francis led the church with humility and simplicity

Pope Francis understood the power of a simple touch

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JD Vance Breaks Silence After Pope Francis’ Passing, A Day After “Awkward” Encounter

Pope Francis has publicly clashed in the past with JD Vance, whom he met on Easter Sunday just hours before he passed away.

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Radio France Internationale

France pays homage to Pope Francis: 'a tireless artisan of peace'

President Emmanuel Macron of France, a country that is largely Roman Catholic, lead the country's numerous tributes to Pope Francis who was "always on the side of the most vulnerable and the most fragile". The late pontiff, who died Monday aged 88, will be honoured with special masses in Notre-Dame…

Marie Claire

An Unexpected Senior Royal Is Set to Attend Pope Francis's Funeral at the Vatican

King Charles—who paid tribute to the pontiff on social media—is unlikely to attend.

Euronews

New papal burial rites established at Pope Francis' request

Unlike his predecessors, Pope Francis has chosen not to be buried in the Vatican Grottoes but in the Roman Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, where he frequently prayed.

Evening Standard

King Charles and Sir Keir Starmer lead tributes to 'People's Pope' who died aged 88

Tributes to Pope Francis quickly flooded in from faith leaders and politicians across the world after the Vatican announced the pontiff had died on Monday morning

The National (Scotland)

'Deepest condolences' - Celtic issue statement after death of Pope Francis

Fortune

Who’s running the Catholic church until a new pope is chosen? Meet Kevin

Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell is currently the most powerful man at the Vatican.

The Conversation

Pope Francis promoted women to unprecedented heights of power in the church

Pope Francis appointed more women to leadership roles in the Vatican than any pope before him. He challenged entrenched traditions within the Roman Catholic church to bring women into positions once deemed categorically off limits by an institution historically dominated by men.

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