Brian's Kenya

Podcast
Podcast
What’s the legacy of Pope Francis?

Analysis
Analysis
How the Pope remained a driving force behind his hectic schedule right to the end

Behind the scenes of Pope Francis' final days, there was an unseen clash of wills unfolding as the ailing pontiff was determined to keep going in spite of medical advice. Doctors prescribed two months of bed rest, but Francis went back to work.

‘British man’ dies after being dragged out of police station in Ecuador – reports

The man died from his burns after being dragged out of a police station by a group of people, according to local media.
Image:
The incident reportedly happened in the Playas del Cuyabeno area of Sucumbios province

How Pope Francis navigated issues from climate change to gay rights

From abortion to gay rights, climate change and immigration, the pontiff was often outspoken around political and divisive issues – but there were missteps along the way.
Image:
Pope Francis washes and kisses the feet of refugees, in 2016.
Pic: AP

Image:
Pope Francis speaks on the papal plane. Pic: AP

Image:
Father Gabriel Romanelli conducts midnight mass in Gaza City in 2021. Pic: AP/Adel Hana

Explainer
Explainer
The Pope has died – what happens next?

Sky News looks at what will be happening in the Holy See in the immediate hours after the death of the Pope, as well as in the coming days and weeks.
Image:
Pope Francis greeting people in St Peter's Square the day before his death. Pic: AP

Explainer
Explainer
How is a new pope chosen and what is a papal conclave?

Following the death of Pope Francis, cardinals from around the world will be gathering in Rome to choose a new pontiff.
Image:
Pic: Reuters

Image:
Shadows across a papal crest dedicated to Pope Pius XII. Pic: Reuters

Image:
No pope yet… black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel. Pic: Reuters

Image:
Vestments are made for the new pope in three sizes. Pic: Reuters

World leaders pay tribute to Pope Francis

The Vatican announced Pope Francis, the Bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church, had died early on Easter Monday morning.
Image:
Pope Francis speaks from a balcony over St Peter's Square, on Easter Sunday, in the Vatican. Pic: Reuters

Image:
Pope Francis with Giorgia Meloni at a conference in Rome in 2023. Pic: AP

Image:
Donald Trump speaking at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll event. Pic: Reuters

Image:
JD Vance meeting Pope Francis at the Vatican on Easter Sunday. Pic: Vatican Media

Analysis
Analysis
The Pope’s legacy, popularity and possible successors in charts and numbers

Francis, the 266th pope, oversaw a rise in the global population of Catholics and diversification of the College of Cardinals. These changes could influence who is elected as his successor.
Image:
Pope Francis appears on the cover of the Italian edition of Vanity Fair in this file photo from July 2013. Pic: AP

Image:
Pope Francis takes part in his inaugural mass in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican in March 2013. Pic: Reuters

Image:
Pope Francis meets Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, considered a potential candidate for the next papacy, in 2017. Pic: Reuters

A pope of firsts, Francis was an outspoken champion of the deprived – but left some feeling betrayed

Pope Francis showed a willingness to welcome those who'd felt shunned by the Catholic faith. But he faced huge criticisms from conservatives within the church, as well as those who questioned his liberal credentials.
Image:
Jorge Mario Bergoglio as a boy. Undated pic: Rex/Argenpress/Shutterstock

Image:
The then Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio on the subway in Buenos Aires in 2008. Pic: AP

Image:
The then priest in 1973. Pic: Rex/Argenpress/Shutterstock

Image:
Argentina's then Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio gives a mass outside San Cayetano church in Buenos Aires in 2009. Pic: AP

Image:
Pope Francis kisses a baby as he arrives for a weekly general audience at the Vatican in October 2019. Pic: Reuters

Image:
Pope Francis addressed a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington in 2015, the first pontiff to do so. Pic: AP

Image:
President Obama and ..

Pope Francis has died, the Vatican says

Francis became pope in 2013. In recent years, the 88-year-old was forced to cancel some events, sometimes at the last minute, because of his health.
Image:
A woman carries a cross as people mark the death of Pope Francis in Rome. Pic: Reuters

Image:
Pope Francis in St Peter's Square on Easter Sunday. Pic: Reuters

Image:
The death was announced by the Vatican on Monday morning. Pic: Reuters

Image:
Thousands gathered in St Peter's Square for a series of evening prayers. Pic: AP