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

Pope Francis died on Monday (Apr 21), aged 88, ending a 12-year papacy marked by attempts to reform the Catholic Church. Only ...

Pope Francis, who died Monday aged 88, will go down in history as a radical pontiff, a champion of underdogs who forged a ...

Pope Francis changed the face of the modern papacy more than any predecessor by shunning much of its pomp and privilege, but his attempts to make the Catholic Church more inclusive and less judgmental ...

Pope Francis reshaped the modern papacy by rejecting its pomp and privilege, but his push to make the Catholic Church more ...

From ancient tunnels to modern memorials, a week in the Holy Land offers a powerful blend ... Many of these sites helped provide context for what life was like during the time of Christ and ...

POPE FRANCIS once defined his idea of heaven as “to go out one day, without being recognised, and go to a pizzeria.” The ...

A spokesman for St. Peter’s Basilica has said the ancient tradition of devotion to Veronica’s Veil and to the Holy Face of ...

Pope Francis has died at 88, the Vatican confirmed in the early hours of Easter Monday. “At 7:35 a.m., he returned to the ...