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          Pope Francis

          Pope Francis was the head of the Roman Catholic Church from 2013 until his death on April 21, 2025. He was the first pontiff from Latin America and the first from the Jesuit order.

          This photo taken and released on April 26, 2025, by The Vatican Media shows pallbearers carrying the coffin of late Pope Francis at the end of his funeral service, inside Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, the Pope's final resting place, in Rome. Pope Francis was buried inside his favourite Rome church after a funeral mass in St Peter's Square, the Vatican said on April 26, 2025. (Photo by Handout / VATICAN MEDIA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / VATICAN MEDIA" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

          As it happened: Pope Francis laid to rest in Rome

          EuropeApril 26, 2025
          Cardinal Louis Sako, patriarch of Iraq's Chaldean Catholic Church, in Baghdad on April 21. AP Photo

          Iraq's Cardinal Louis Sako hopes interfaith dialogue will be priority for next pope

          MENAApril 26, 2025
          The coffin of Pope Francis is carried into St Peter's Square for his funeral in the Vatican on Saturday, April 26. AP

          Pope Francis's funeral begins as world bids final farewell

          EuropeApril 25, 2025
          The official church memorial mass for Pope Francis was held at St Francis Church at the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

          Crowds mourn Pope Francis at memorial mass at Abrahamic Family House

          UAEApril 25, 2025
          Faithful await a Rosary celebrated on the steps of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore to honor the passing of Pope Francis. Getty images

          'Pope Francis carried the Middle East in his heart'

          MENAApril 25, 2025
          The late Pope Francis speaks to journalists aboard the papal plane called 'Shepherd One' by the media. Photo by Handout (Vatican Media/ AFP

          Blessed by the Pope: When The National travelled on ‘Shepherd One’

          UAEApril 24, 2025
          A mural of Pope Francis on the wall of a Baghdad church before his historic visit to Iraq in 2021. Reuters

          The work to secure Pope Francis's legacy of dialogue begins now

          EditorialApril 23, 2025
          Pope Francis at Hosh Al Bieaa Church Square in Mosul in 2021. He prayed amid the rubble of a city devastated during its occupation by ISIS. AP

          Iraqis reflect on Pope Francis's historic visit to Mosul

          MENAApril 22, 2025
          A parishioner prays for Pope Francis outside St Mary's Church in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

          Thousands to pray for Pope Francis at special Mass in Dubai

          UAEApril 22, 2025
          Louis Sako is the head of Iraq's Chaldean Catholic Church and an outspoken advocate for the country's Christians. AP

          Iraq backs head of its Catholic church to succeed Pope Francis

          MENAApril 22, 2025
          Cartoon for April 22, 2025

          Shadi's take on the death of Pope Francis

          CartoonApril 21, 2025
          Pope Francis arrives in a wheelchair at the end of a Mass in St Peter's Square on April 6. AP

          Pope Francis died of stroke and heart failure

          NewsApril 21, 2025
          Prayers are said at St Mary's Church in Dubai after Pope Francis who has died aged 88. Chris Whiteoak / The National

          Tears in UAE as parishioners mourn death of Pope Francis

          UAEApril 21, 2025
          Editor-in-Chief Mina Al-Oraibi meets Pope Francis in Abu Dhabi. Photo: @AlOraibi / X

          The lasting legacy of Pope Francis in the Middle East

          OpinionApril 21, 2025
          Pope Francis arrives at Zayed Sport City Stadium for Mass in 2019. EPA

          Day Pope Francis won hearts and minds during outdoor Mass in Abu Dhabi

          UAEApril 21, 2025
          Monsignor Yoannis Lahzi Gaid flanked by Pope Francis and President Sheikh Mohamed, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, in Abu Dhabi in February 2019. Photo: Ministry of Presidential Affairs

          Egyptian aide who served as Pope Francis's 'Arabic voice' pays homage

          UAEApril 21, 2025
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