'A huge sense of shock': Vatican City visitors mournful following death of Pope Francis

GIACOMO. THANK YOU. AND AT 645, MY SISTER IS ACTUALLY AT THE VATICAN RIGHT NOW. SHE IS INSIDE THE BASILICA, AND SHE HAS BEEN SENDING US VIDEO. THIS IS WHAT SHE SAYS HAPPENED JUST WITHIN THE LAST HOUR OR SO. THERE IS SUCH A HUGE SENSE OF SHOCK ACROSS …

Vatican City on Monday

As the world mourns Pope Francis, explore 5 intriguing travel facts about Vatican City

Sad news coming from Vatican City! The world is mourning for Pope Francis (the religious head of over 1.4 billion Catholics living across the globe), who passed away today at the age of 88. He was the first Latin American to lead the Roman Catholic Church …

Former NewsCenter 5 reporter Kelley Tuthill witnessed Pope's Easter Sunday blessing in Vatican City

LIVE FOR US IN THE NEWSROOM WITH MORE TODD DOUG ANTOINETTE. GOOD MORNING. THE VATICAN ANNOUNCED THE NEWS EARLIER THIS MORNING, POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA, POPE FRANCIS DIED ON EASTER MONDAY, APRIL 21ST, 2025, AT THE AGE OF 88 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN THE VATICAN’S …

Pope Francis remembered at Vatican City as mourners pictured in their thousands

Thousands of mourners have gathered in Vatican City following the death of Pope Francis. St Peter's Square has been flooded with worshipers following the death of the 88-year-old pontiff on Easter Monday. Pictures show followers gathering in the …

Pope Francis dead at 88 years old, Vatican City says

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has died, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo announced. A short while ago, His Eminence, Cardinal Farrell, announced with sorrow the death of Pope Francis, with these words: “Dearest brothers and sisters, with …

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

Pope Francis died of a stroke and subsequent heart failure, the Vatican has said in a statement, revealing that the pontiff had requested to be buried in a simple, unadorned tomb. The 88-year-old pope, revered by millions of Catholics around the world, …

The Vatican Has Revealed Pope Francis' Cause Of Death

LOADINGERROR LOADING The cause of Pope Francis’ death was a stroke that led to a coma and “irreversible heart failure,” the Vatican said. The Holy See press office released a declaration of death report Monday from a Vatican City medical official that …

Vatican holds first public remembrance for Pope Francis

The Vatican began its first official remembrance of Pope Francis on Monday evening, gathering in St. Peter’s Square, where the late pontiff had just offered his final blessing the day before. Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, the archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, …

Pope Francis died of stroke and heart failure, Vatican doctor says

This photograph shows Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica (Basilica of Saint Mary Major) at sunset, following the death of Pope Francis, in Rome on April 21, 2025. TIZIANA FABI / AFP Pope Francis died of a stroke, causing a coma and "irreversible" …