Francis moderated the authoritarianism of his predecessors but more change is needed; the cardinals must elect someone who will continue more boldly what Francis started.

Francis, who suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was admitted to Gemelli ...

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

Returning to the Rome on a flight from Rio de Janeiro in July 2013, Pope Francis was asked about the supposed existence of a ...

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Pope Francis, the first non-European head of the Roman Catholic Church in more than a millennium, died at age 88. He died ...

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Tapping into the spirit and spirituality of his namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis made care ...

Pope Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America, whose warm, humble, no-nonsense manner galvanized the Roman Catholic ...

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Pope Francis died Monday, the Vatican announced, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble ...