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

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

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

"We have lost our spiritual father. While there is sadness in my heart, there is also a deep sense of gratitude for his ...

Pope Francis of Argentina after attending Easter mass and engaging worshipers from the 'Popemobile' Sunday, passed on Monday ...

The pope, who was 88, died Monday morning the day after Easter, considered the holiest day on the Christian calendar. He had been ill, but the death of the popular pontiff still caught many by ...

When Jorge Mario Bergoglio became pope in 2013, he chose a name no pontiff had ever taken: Francis. It was inspired by St ...