VATICAN CITY (AP) — Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, ...

After the ballots are pierced, they are burned in a cylindrical stove at the end of the voting session. Black smoke from the ...

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of ...

Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged deeply rooted norms and made it his mission to change the perception of the Catholic ...

Despite the death of Pope Francis, a reconfigured Jubilee of Teenagers will still take place in Rome from April 25–27.

Carlo Acutis, will be canonized by Pope Francis, on Sunday, April 27, in conjunction with the celebration of the Jubilee for ...

About 200 of the 266 men to hold the title of pope hailed from within the borders of Italy. Here is a look at others, like Pope Francis, who didn't.

Pope Francis sought to make the church more welcoming, global and collegial, after his predecessors adopted more doctrinaire ...

Church bells rang across Italy yesterday to mark the passing of Pope Francis. Footage shows bells tolling at the Monastery of Santa Chiara in Imperia shortly after it was announced that the pontiff, ...

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but ...

The faithful converged on Francis’ other spiritual home, St. John Lateran, to pay their respects and process the passing of their diocesan leader.