Who Will Be the New Pope?

Analysis Who Will Be the New Pope? After Francis’s death, conservatives and liberals contest the papal legacy. April 21, 2025, 9:04 AM Comment icon View Comments () By Theo Zenou, a journalist and historian. The pope’s throne sits empty before Pope Francis leads the weekly general audience at the Vatican on Oct. 6, 2021. The…

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Obituary: Pope Francis, reformer of modern Catholicism, 1936-2025

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Pope Francis dies aged 88

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Pope Francis, leader of the world’s 1.4bn Catholics, has died at the age of 88, the Vatican announced on Monday, weeks after returning home from hospital having battled double pneumonia. In his last public appearance…

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