Francis, the First Latin American Pope, Dies at 88
Pope Francis at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York in 2015. He was elected after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI in 2013, but few expected him to seek to transform his church with such zeal.
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China Warns Countries Not to Team Up Against It to Gain Trump Tariff Reprieve
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, met with his Vietnamese counterpart, To Lam, in Hanoi as part of a push to boost trade relations in the face of U.S. tariffs.
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Israeli Minister Says Freeing Hostages Not ‘Most Important’ Aim of the War
Protesters in Tel Aviv demanding the immediate release on Saturday of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
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Thailand Arrests Executive Linked to Bangkok Tower Felled by Earthquake
The site of a building collapse in Bangkok after an earthquake struck last month.
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Vance’s Visit to India Sparks Hopes for Trade Deal Amid Trump Tariff Pause
Vice President JD Vance, his wife, Usha Vance, and their children at the Akshardham temple in New Delhi on Monday.
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Israeli Security Chief Accuses Netanyahu of Making Improper Requests
Ronen Bar, the chief of Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic security agency.
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South Korean Police Seek Arsonist After Deadly Seoul Fire
A forensic investigation team examining an apartment building in Seoul after a deadly fire on Monday.
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Ukraine Says Russia Violated Easter Truce
A fighting position in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine on Friday.
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Why Saudi Arabia Supports Trump’s Nuclear Talks With Its Rival, Iran
A daily paper in Tehran on Saturday shows headlines discussing the Iran-U.S. nuclear talks.
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Israel’s Military Cites ‘Professional Failures’ in Killings of Gaza Medics
A still image from a cellphone video taken by a paramedic and released by the Palestinian Red Crescent showed the moments before he and other rescue workers were killed by Israelis in Gaza on March 23.
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Inside a City Swept by Roving Gunmen, Deadly Grudges and Fear
In the center of Baniyas, emergency workers had turned a looted furniture store into a makeshift morgue, filled with dead bodies in body bags, in early March.
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Argentines mourn a ‘humble’ pope and a native son.
Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral on Monday after the death of Pope Francis was announced.
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For Pope Francis, a Last Burst of Pastoring Before Death
Members of the missionaries of Charity, the religious community founded by Mother Teresa, participating in the first prayer service, a rosary, in honor of Pope Francis, in Vatican City on Monday.
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Francis opened the door to the L.G.B.T.Q. community, but only so much.
Waving a rainbow flag during the 2021 Pride march, in front of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, where Pope Francis will be buried.
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Pope Francis’ Will Says He Wishes to Be Buried in Simple Tomb in Rome
The Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome on Monday. “I wish my last earthly journey to end at this very ancient Marian shrine,” Francis wrote in his will.
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U.S. Airstrike Hits Yemeni Capital, Killing 12, Local Health Officials Say
The aftermath of Sunday’s U.S. airstrike in Sana, Yemen, on Monday.
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E.P.A. Set to Cancel Grants Aimed at Protecting Children From Toxic Chemicals
A PFAS treatment plant at the Serrano Water District in Villa Park, Calif.
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For a Times Reporter Who Covered Him, Francis Was Always a Surprise
Pope Francis in 2017 in Bangladesh, meeting Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar. The New York Times reporter Jason Horowitz said the meeting was one of his most memorable moments covering Francis’ papacy.
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Trump and Pope Francis Had Sharply Different Views, and Sharp Disagreements
Pope Francis and President Trump met at the Vatican in 2017.
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People Gather to Mourn, and Honor, Pope Francis
The first prayer service, a rosary, in honor of Pope Francis in Vatican City on Monday.
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Francis transformed the inner workings of the church.
Cardinals and bishops attending Francis’ Easter Mass at St. Peter's Basilica in April 2021.
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As Election Nears, Canadians Confront News Void on Facebook and Instagram
A campaign debate among Canada’s party leaders in Montreal last week. Online content around the April 28 federal election has veered into misinformation.
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Who Will Be the Next Pope? Here Are Some Possible Candidates to Succeed Francis.
Catholic faithful gathered for a Mass led by Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City in February 2025.
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Francis made climate change a central concern of his papacy.
Pope Francis with António Guterres, the secretary general of the United Nations in 2019.
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Who Is Kevin Farrell, the Vatican’s New De Facto Administrator?
Cardinal Kevin Farrell will run the ordinary affairs of the Vatican but cannot make major decisions affecting the Church.
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How Will a New Pope Be Chosen After Francis’ Death?
The crowd in St. Peter’s Square as white smoke rose from the roof of the Sistine Chapel in 2013, when Pope Francis was elected to succeed Benedict XVI.
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Remembering Francis’ visit to Indonesia and East Timor.
Pope Francis arriving to say Mass in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2024.
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On Busy Last Day, Pope Francis Met JD Vance and Gave an Easter Blessing
Pope Francis appearing on a hospital balcony to speak to crowds in Rome last month.
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Mourners Gather Outside the Vatican After Pope Francis’ Death
A group in Vatican City after the death of Pope Francis was announced on Monday.
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A conclave will be held to choose a new pope. Here’s how it will work.
A signal from the roof of the Sistine Chapel in 2013, indicating that a consensus on a new pope had not been reached.
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In his final remarks, Francis focused on a hallmark theme of his papacy: migrants.
Pope Francis speaking to migrants during a visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa in 2013.
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Francis faced defiant, conservative U.S. Catholic leaders.
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio was elected president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2022.
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‘I love opposition’: How Francis opened space for debate within the church.
A Pride parade in Milan in June 2021. During his papacy, Pope Francis met with priests who reached out to gay, lesbian and transgender Catholics.
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What Are the Plans for Pope Francis’ Funeral?
Pope Francis presiding over the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter’s Square in 2023.
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Trump, Macron and Other World Leaders React to Pope Francis’ Death
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy seated next to Pope Francis during a Group of 7 summit in June. “I had the privilege of enjoying his friendship, his advice and his teachings,” she said.
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Francis had made several public appearances in the past week.
Pope Francis blessing the gathered faithful from a balcony at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome on Sunday.
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A Timeline of the Life of Pope Francis
Pope Francis became head of the Catholic church in 2013 after Pope Benedict XVI stepped down.
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Pope Francis’ Life in Photos
Pope Francis waving to attendees before a Mass in Cuba in 2015.
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Francis Worked to Make Catholic Church More Inclusive
Pope Francis in Qaraqosh, Iraq, in March 2021.
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Monday Briefing: A Broken Truce in Ukraine
A Ukrainian position in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, on Friday.
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Syria’s Easter Celebrations Pass Peacefully, in Early Test of New Government
Easter celebrations at the Mariamite Cathedral of Damascus, Syria, on Sunday.
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Monday Briefing: A Broken Truce in Ukraine
A Ukrainian position in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, on Friday.
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Pope Francis Blesses Faithful at Easter Mass
Pope Francis blessing the gathered faithful from a balcony at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome on Sunday.
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6 Killed as Giant Waves Batter Australia
Waves breaking at a beach in Sydney on Friday.
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Trump Draft Order Would Drastically Overhaul U.S. State Department
The draft order calls for cutting offices at State Department headquarters that address climate change and refugee issues, as well as democracy and human rights concerns.
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Putin Declares Easter Truce, Drawing Skeptical Ukrainian Response
Firing at a Russian target in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, on Friday. Russia previously declared a unilateral truce for the Eastern Orthodox Christmas in January 2023.
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Can Trump Really Negotiate Peace in Ukraine, Russians Wonder
The site of a deadly Russian missile strike in Kryvyi Rih, central Ukraine, this month.
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Israeli Attacks Kill Dozens in Gaza, Health Ministry Says
Mourning at a hospital in the southern Gazan city of Khan Younis on Saturday after more Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks.
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U.S. Catholics, and some Protestants, mourn a pope who ‘tried to understand.’
How Is a New Pope Chosen? ‘Conclave’ Offers a Glimpse Inside the Process.
Pope Francis Celebrated Easter and Met With JD Vance the Day Before He Died
Latest Updates: World Pays Tribute to Pope Francis
What the Battered Ancient Syrian City of Palmyra Looks Like Now
Strawberries Aren’t Ripe for Africa? His Farms Disprove That, Deliciously.
Tuesday Briefing: Tributes for Pope Francis
South Carolina Says PFAS-Contaminated Farmland Should Be Superfund Site