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Pope Francis took part in a new feature-length documentary in collaboration with Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese.

Martin Scorsese to produce documentary made with Pope Francis

The award-winning filmmaker met Pope Francis over the years, and their conversations informed some famous films.

  • Jake Coyle

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Cardinals at the funeral.

List: Popes of the 20th and 21st centuries

The next pope will join a storied list of past leaders of the Holy See, with the first pope of the 20th century being elected 147 years ago.

  • Bronte Gossling
Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu attending Pope Francis’ in St Peter’s Square last week.

Controversial cardinal withdraws from conclave after pope’s final letter emerges

Pope Francis’ posthumous directive has led Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu to pull out of papal conclave, averting further Vatican scandal.

  • Rob Harris
The funeral of Pope Francis.

Vatican sets date for conclave to elect new pope following death of Francis

Roman Catholic cardinals will meet in a secret conclave to elect the church’s new leader.

  • Philip Pullella and Joshua McElwee

The Pope has been laid to rest. Here’s what happens next

Pope Francis has been laid to rest after his funeral at the Vatican. A period of mourning follows – then comes the complex process of naming a successor.

  • Jackson Graham and Angus Holland
France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Finland President Alexander Stubb, US President Donald Trump, US First Lady Melania Trump, Estonian President Alar Karis, King Felipe VI of Spain, Queen Letizia of Spain, Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa, His Highness Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince and President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khaled Bin Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Queen Mary Of Denmark attend the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on April 26, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Francis died on April 21st at the age of 88. Born in Argentina as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, he was the first Latin American and the first Jesuit to become Pope when elected in 2013. Taking the name Francis after St Francis of Assisi, he promoted a more humble version of the papacy than many of his predecessors. He will be buried outside of the Vatican in a simple wooden coffin at the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Seated among world leaders, governor-general was struck by message she hoped they all received

Joining other dignitaries for the Pope’s funeral straight after Anzac Day in Gallipoli prompted Sam Mostyn to reflect deeply on what it means to be a good leader.

  • Rob Harris
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Russian President Vladimir Putin works at the Kremlin on Friday.

Has he finally realised Putin is playing him, or is Trump just blowing in the wind?

Donald Trump’s comments after meeting Volodymyr Zelensky at the Vatican marked a shift in tone. But the US president is prone to adopt the rhetoric of whoever he spoke with last.

  • Michael Koziol
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump wave before they board Air Force One at Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome following the funeral.

Trump takes swipe at Putin after meeting Zelensky at funeral

The US President mulled imposing sanctions on Russia in a post on social media, as Vladimir Putin claimed a key victory in the war against Ukraine.

  • Rob Harris
Trump and zelensky

They came to bury a pope, but ended up negotiating to end a war

Fifteen minutes. No aides. No flags, no formalities – just two men locked in a contest over Ukraine’s future, in the most unlikely of arenas.

  • Rob Harris
Already, crowds have gathered for the funeral.

Pope Francis funeral as it happened: Head of Catholic Church laid to rest in private burial; Trump and Zelensky pictured meeting at St Peter’s Basilica

About 250,000 people packed into St Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis. Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met prior to the service in Rome. Follow live.

  • Rachel Clun and Rob Harris

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