Live updates: Pope Francis mourners pack St. Peter's: 'He's like a member of the family.' Pope Francis' parents, five siblings. Born on Dec. 17, 1936, Francis was one of five children.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and ‘60s whose hits included “Pretty Little Baby” and ...

Pope Francis waves to people visiting St. Peter's Square in the Vatican in 2022. Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images. Francis, seen at left with his brother Oscar, was born on December 17, 1936.

Pope Francis, who died on Monday at 88 years old, ... after St. Francis of Assisi, known for his commitment to the poor and the environment. ...

Pallbearers bend to lift the coffin of Pope Francis at the end of his funeral in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday, April 26, 2025. Credit: AP/Gregorio Borgia ...

Pope Francis, the charismatic and ... A photo of Pope Francis is pictured in St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan, New York, after his death on Monday, April 21, 2025. (Barry Williams / New York ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio became a pope of many firsts: the first modern pope from outside Europe, the first whose papal name honors St. Francis of Assisi, and the first Jesuit – a Catholic ...

With those words, Pope Francis changed my life,” wrote John Boehner, former speaker of the U.S. House and a lifelong Catholic, in a tribute on X. Boehner has previously explained that the visit ...

Pope Francis appears on the central lodge of St. Peter’s Basilica to bestow the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and to the world) blessing at the end of the Easter mass presided over by ...

Newly elected Pope Francis speaks to the crowd from a balcony at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City on March 13, 2013. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) March 23, 2013 ...

The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled to mark the end of the funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican City, where tens of thousands of mourners gathered to give a final send-off to a pontiff who ...