
2025-05-02
Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, died April 21. He was 88. His passing deeply saddened people of all faiths around the world.
Farewell
The Pope’s body lay in state for three days at St. Peter’s Basilica. The church is in Vatican City—a tiny independent nation within the Italian capital of Rome that serves as Catholicism’s headquarters. More than 250,000 people filed by to say goodbye.