Oscar Crespo was watching TV in his native Buenos Aires when he saw the white smoke appearing above the Sistine Chapel at the ...

Understanding the politics of the cardinals—and how Francis may have influenced the election of his successor.

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 ...

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Francis loved soccer and tango, once worked as a bar doorman and was known to shun the pomp of ...

Pope Francis was quick to grasp the risks posed by climate change. But his tenure showed humanity’s limits in confronting the ...

Pope Francis expressed heartfelt words to his personal health care assistant before his death in the early morning hours of ...

Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday’s ceremony will still be full ...

Pope Francis was history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor ...

Monsignor Don Fischer says he had been waiting for a leader like Pope Francis since he studied at the Vatican in the late ...

The pontiff, who died on Easter Monday at age 88, strived to make the church more inclusive. But critics believed his reforms ...

Pope Francis waves from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter’s square during the weekly Angelus prayer on ...

Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson Perez was considered to be Pope Francis' first legacy appointment in the United States when he ...