Pope Francis became the church’s 266th in 2013 when the papal conclave elected him after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.

Timothy M. Dolan is one of 10 cardinals from the United States who will have a vote in the ritual that will determine the ...

Pope Francis was the first pontiff elected from the Society of Jesus — also known as the Jesuits. It’s one of the most ...

A devout Roman Catholic couple in East Timor has seen firsthand two popes visit their tiny Asian country and now they are ...

Students and families from Chester County are preparing for a trip to Rome, where they hope to pay their respects to Pope ...

Father Brian Lehane, a theology teacher at St. John's Jesuit High School, said Pope Francis leaves behind a legacy that is especially meaningful for Jesuits.

Not only was Pope Francis the the first Jesuit pope, but he was the first pope from the Americas. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He was the the 266th pope of the ...

The canonisation of the first saint of the millennial generation, Carlo Acutis, has been suspended due to Pope Francis' death ...

It was a great opportunity to have a Latino—somebody who looks like us, understands where we're coming from, and knows who we are,” explained Father Gervan Menezes of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish.

Thanks to Dan Brown’s novel, The Da Vinci Code, and its film adaptation, many people think that the books that constitute ...