Pope Francis, Latin America’s first pontiff who ministered to poor people with a message of mercy, has died. Francis stressed ...

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

Pope Francis had an informal, lighthearted speaking style. When Francis met Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI for the first time ...

Pope Francis was the first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit pontiff and the first to take the name of Francis, after ...

The death of a pope triggers a centuries-old ritual to elect a new one. It involves sacred oaths, the piercing of ballots ...

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

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An Israeli investigation into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics last month in Gaza by Israeli forces says it has found ...

The Vatican says the canonization of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, has been postponed due to the death of Pope ...

Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the next ...

Church workers prepare an ornament depicting Pope Francis ahead of a mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, ...

Pope Francis was an avid soccer fan and a card-carrying member of his beloved Buenos Aires club San Lorenzo. He was also a ...