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 ...

Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons, upheld it in ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

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

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

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 ...

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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 ...

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

A group of Massachusetts National Guard members early Monday crossed the Boston Marathon start line, launching the 129th ...