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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world when he announced his resignation in 2013, the first in 600 years. That led some to wonder if, as he grew increasingly frail and sick, Pope Francis would follow that precedent.

NEW YORK (AP) — Fears of a “generosity crisis” have dogged nonprofit fundraisers for much of this century as they experienced precipitous drops in U.S. household donations.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Few moments in Pope Francis’ papacy better exemplify his understanding of climate change and the need to address it than the rain-soaked Mass he celebrated in Tacloban, Philippines, in 2015.

Advocating for migrants was one of Pope Francis' top priorities.

BAGHDAD (AP) — The death of Pope Francis has sent shockwaves through Iraq’s Christian community, where his presence once brought hope after one of the darkest chapters in the country’s recent history.

Serge Quevillon made it a point Monday to visit Montreal's Mary Queen of the World Cathedral to pay respect to Pope Francis. Speaking outside the cathedral, he said he vividly remembers a question the pope was asked in June 2013.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of Pope Francis' final encounters before his death was with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who visited the Vatican over the weekend. The meeting took place on Easter Sunday.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Kevin Farrell remembers the day Pope Francis asked him to be the camerlengo , the Vatican official who runs the Holy See after the death of one pope and before the election of another.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis probably expected that he would face opposition to his reform agenda after Catholics for two generations grew used to more conservative, doctrine-minded pontiffs.