Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, marked many firsts when he was elected as the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the first Latin American pope, first Jesuit pope and ...

With Pope Francis's death on Easter Monday, focus is on the selection of next Pope Pope Francis looks on during a meeting with internally displaced persons at the Freedom Hall in Juba, South Sudan ...

Pope Francis, the 266th pope, died after a lengthy battle with double pneumonia and other health issues. Pope Francis, who was 88, addressed the faithful on Easter Sunday. In his final appearance ...

Vice President JD Vance met with Pope Francis the day before he died. Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, took to social media to honor the late pope, who died at age 88 on April 21.

April 27, 2025 • As he prepares to enter the seclusion of a conclave to elect a new pope, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, reflects on diversity and sexual abuse in the ...

With the death of Pope Francis, attention now turns to the selection of his successor. The next pope will be chosen in what is called a “conclave,” a Latin word meaning “a room that can be ...

Before being elected as the first Pope from Latin America on March 13, 2013, former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina became the first pontiff to take the name Francis. He became the ...

Wagers spiked on Polymarket on Monday morning after Pope Francis died at 88. Here’s who’s in the running. Breaking News Reporter The centuries-old tradition of wagering on who will be pope is ...

For Idalia Nieves-Reyes, a treasured photo of Pope Francis was her anchor. The framed photo was among the belongings she packed in her luggage when she moved from Puerto Rico to the U.S. mainland ...

Pope Francis, who died Monday at the age of 88, was the first pope from the Americas and the first pope born outside of Europe in more than a thousand years. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos ...

Pope Francis, who died yesterday at age 88, will break papal tradition in both his funeral and burial requests. His death begins a nine-day period of mourning; the certification of death and the ...

Pope Francis waving to attendees before a Mass in Cuba in 2015.Credit...Daniel Berehulak for The New York Times Supported by By The New York Times The life of Pope Francis, the first Latin ...