I write forgive me, not forgive us, because this guilt is deeply personal. It’s a burden I carry in the comfort of my home, ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio became a pope of many firsts: the first modern pope from outside Europe, the first whose papal name ...

On March 13, 2013, Francis succeeded Pope Benedict XVI, who was the first pope to retire in six centuries. Francis became the ...

Following are some of the major events of the life and ministry of Pope Francis, who has died at the age of 88.

The first pope from the Americas was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Dec. 17, 1936. He was chosen ...

A priest who helped organise Pope Francis's visit to Ireland in 2018 has recalled watching the pontiff compose his personal ...

Irish leaders have paid tribute to Pope Francis as an “exceptional” and “remarkable figure” who spoke up for the poor and ...

Following are some of the major events of the life and ministry of Pope Francis, who has died at the age of 88. December 17 - ...

As people reflect upon Pope Francis’s passing, his apology on residential schools and its impacts needs to be explored three ...

Fr Jorge Bergoglio, then a little-known Jesuit priest from Argentina, was sent to the Jesuit community at Milltown Institute ...

As Pope Francis' plane, Shepherd One, with an Irish tricolour and the flag of the Holy See flying from the cockpit windows, touched down at Dublin Airport on the morning of Saturday 25 August 2018, it ...