Pope Francis spoke to Argentina's national news outlet Friday in a rare lengthy interview, ... Santo Domingo and Aparecida — they were always in dialogue with the people of God," Pope Francis said.

Pope visits renowned shrine in Aparecida%2C Brazil Site is where he authored document with other bishops calling for fight against societal ills Trip to Aparecida marks Francis%27 first event ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ death today on Easter Monday marks the end of a historic 12-year papacy. The first Latin American and the first member of the Society of Jesus to be elected pope ...

In 2007, confirmed in 2013 with the election of Pope Francis, it appeared that Aparecida was CELAM’s gift to the universal Church. Twelve years later, the synod in Rome needs to serve as a ...

Vatican City, Oct 12, 2017 / 10:39 am. Pope Francis sent a video message Thursday for the 300th anniversary of the discovery of the statue of Our Lady of Aparecida, whose simple smile, he said, is ...

Here I want to explore one particular aspect of Pope Francis’ biography: his relationship with the Fifth Latin American Episcopal Conference held in May 2007 in Aparecida, Brazil, and its ...

Pope Francis visited the Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida during World Youth Day in Brazil July 24, 2013, saying he had come to the Shrine to "place at her feet the life of the people of Latin ...

Pope Francis, who was elevated to the papacy in 2013, died on Monday, April 21, a day after celebrating Easter at the Vatican. Here are some key events in the life of the man born Jorge Mario ...

Then-Cardinal Bergoglio, the future Pope Francis, was elected president of the writing commission by a vote of 112 out of 130. “When I arrived in Mexico in 2007, I read the document of Aparecida ...

Neomi De Anda, University of Dayton Most stories about Pope Francis mention that he made history as the first pontiff from Latin America. In fact, Francis was the first pope in centuries to be ...

Pope Francis greets Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, the grand imam of Egypt’s Al-Azhar, after an interreligious meeting at the Founder’s Memorial in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Feb. 4, 2019 ...