Pope Francis

April 26, (THEWILL) –Pope Francis was finally laid to rest on Saturday in a private, religious ceremony within the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, following a funeral Mass at St. Peter’s Square attended by royals, world leaders and...

April 26, (THEWILL) – Royals, world leaders, on Saturday, joined hundreds of thousands of Catholic faithful in St Peter’s Square in the Vatican, to bid farewell to late Pope Francis. US President, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden, along with...

April 25, (THEWILL) – Senate President Godswill Akpabio would lead a high-level Nigerian delegation to attend the funeral ceremony of late Pope Francis, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed in a...

April 22, (THEWILL) – The funeral Mass of Pope Francis will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 10:00 am in St. Peter’s Square, the Vatican announced on Tuesday. THEWILL reported that Pope Francis “died on Easter Monday at...

April 21, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Pope Francis, Head of the Roman Catholic Church. THEWILL had earlier reported that Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at his residence in the Vatican’s...

April 21, (THEWILL) – The head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State, Pope Francis, has died. the Vatican announced on Monday. In a post on Social media, Vatican camerlengo, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, said Pope Francis...

March 23, (THEWILL) – Head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State, Pope Francis, has left the hospital on Sunday, to his Vatican home after surviving a five-week, life-threatening bout of pneumonia. The...

March 16, (THEWILL) – Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City, has admitted feeling fragile and “facing a period of trial” as he continues treatment for pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. In a message from...

February 14, (THEWILL) – Pope Francis has been admitted to a hospital in Rome for tests and treatment of bronchitis, the Vatican said. THEWILL reports that the 88-year-old was hospitalised at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Friday morning, after series of...

January 16, (THEWILL) – Catholic Pontiff and sovereign of the Vatican City State, Pope Francis fell and injured his arm on Thursday in his residence, the Vatican said. This comes just weeks after another apparent fall resulted in a bad...