Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario ...

The first pope from the Americas was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Dec. 17, 1936. He was chosen ...

Urbi et orbi” means “To the city [of Rome] and to the world.” It is a special apostolic blessing given by the pope every year ...

Here are some important dates in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis in 2013 and died on Monday.

Pope Francis had died at the age of 88, a senior Vatican official has announced. History's first Latin American pontiff ...

Pope Francis "will be remembered for his outreach to those on the margins of the Church," said U.S. Conference ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of ...

Unable to attend the Good Friday ceremony in person for the third consecutive year, the pope offered deep meditations for the ...

The pope briefly met with Vice President JD Vance days after Francis rebuked the Trump administration for its immigration crackdown and slashing of international aid.

Against the ancient backdrop of Rome’s Colosseum ... religious educators and Jubilee volunteers. Pope Francis described the Way of the Cross as “the prayer of people on the move” that ...

In the afternoon, the convalescent pontiff is expected to make a brief visit to the inmates in Rome’s Regina Coeli ... The homily message Pope Francis prepared for priests around the world ...