A new pope does not swoop in and openly set about undoing the legacy of another. But a lot can change as far as style, emphasis, guidance and law.

People walk along Via della Conciliazione avenue to line up and view Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter's Basilica, seen in the background, Thursday, April 24, 2025.

What Pope Francis’s shoes revealed about his faith They were what any of us might wear — and, like most of his clothes, they showed a preference for simplicity and humility.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - One of the many things Pope Francis was known for was his background in science before becoming a priest. He was the first pontiff in history to take a public ...

Maps, graphics explain relatively humble funeral for Pope Francis: public viewing, casket and non-traditional burial site ...

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, will be mourned and buried at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major after dying one week ago at 88 years old.

While Francis’ funeral processions have broken with tradition in a variety of ways — including allowing the public to view his body — the mass will involve a series of longtime Catholic symbo… ...

Pope Francis’ death will now kick start the Catholic Church’s elaborate and centuries-old procedure for electing a new pontiff.

Pope Francis preached tolerance for others, sometimes to the point of breaking with Catholic Church orthodoxy and surprising his own followers.

From spinning with the Harlem Globetrotters to signing a Harley-Davidson, here are 10 memorable moments from Pope Francis' papacy.

ROME — On the day of his election as Pope Francis in 2013, the Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was described as a choice that was not only unexpected, but unpredictable. And this ...

The BBC's Aleem Maqbool takes us through the life of Pope Frances, and the challenges he faced as pontiff.