Jorge Mario Bergoglio became a pope of many firsts: the first modern pope from outside Europe, the first whose papal name ...

Pope Francis, elected in 2013, was the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, serving for 12 years until his death at 88 on ...

Pope Francis honors St. Francis of Assisi's legacy of peace, poverty, and respect for creation in Assisi, Italy.

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, marked many firsts when he was elected as the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic ...

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, will be mourned and buried at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major ...

Today, mourners from around the globe have gathered in Vatican City for the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square.

Francis' "no" to women's ordination is not just the exclusion of women from a Church role. It is an insupportable and blatant ...

At his funeral, Pope Francis was remembered and venerated as a pontiff with "strength and serenity" who modeled his pontificate on St. Francis of Assisi. The dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni ...

Over three days this week, more than 250,000 people stood for hours in line to pay their final respects while Francis’ body ...

World leaders and faithful gathered for Pope Francis' historic funeral, celebrating his commitment to the marginalized and ...

As many as 200,000 people are expected to attend the funeral, which Francis choreographed himself when he revised and ...

Around St. Peter’s Square, the pope offered services to the homeless and migrants, in ways that often did not go down well ...