Front-row Vatican coverage:

Opinion

The conclave cliché that is wrong. What history tells us about conclaves

By Michael Sean Winters

Francis was the most radical peacemaking pope in history

By John Dear

Editorial: This is the deciding factor in picking the next pope

By NCR Editorial Staff

Cardinal electors prepare to fill the big shoes of Pope Francis

By Michael Sean Winters

Peaceful hope descends on St. Peter's Square

By Olivia Bardo

I converted to Catholicism because of Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si'

By Matthew Groves
Guest Voices

3 major contributions stand out in Pope Francis' legacy to global Catholic Church

By Massimo Faggioli

Criticisms hurled at Francis revealed something that resists call of the Gospel

By Michael Sean Winters
NCR Voices

The 1st all-in social media pope: How an octogenarian dragged the church into digital age

By John Grosso
Guest Voices

Politics aside for one day, world leaders to gather at Vatican and mourn Pope Francis

By Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service

Will a new pope make any difference for women?

By Phyllis Zagano, Religion News Service

On climate, Pope Francis was hard-hitting and hopeful

By Dan Misleh

The Francis Effect podcast: The death, impact and legacy of Pope Francis

By Heidi Schlumpf, Daniel P. Horan, David Dault

Fr. Thomas Reese: I loved and supported Pope Francis, though he was not perfect.

By Thomas Reese, Religion News Service

How did Pope Francis treat trans people? He gave us presence, warmth, love

By Maxwell Kuzma
Letters to the Editor

Your letters: What Pope Francis meant to us

By NCR Staff
NCR Voices

Pope Francis: Similarities and differences with his predecessors

By Michael Sean Winters
Guest Voices

'After you': A Pope Francis cartoon

By Joe Heller, OSV News
NCR Voices

Pope Francis' magisterial teachings, like his reverence for the gift of creation, will live on

By Michael Sean Winters

Pope Francis had the moral courage to stand up for the Earth and its people

By Christiana Figueres

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