1 of 4 | President Nguyen Van Thieu of South Vietnam is escorted by Vice President Spiro Agnew upon arrival at nearby Andrews ...

Pope Francis, the first pontiff from the Americas and the first to address the United States Congress, died on Easter Monday ...

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

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

Kevin Farrell is the camerlengo, or acting head of the Vatican, until a new pope is elected. Here's what to know about Farrell, who was born in Ireland and spent much of his career in the U.S.

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 ...

Weeks after a lengthy hospital stay, Pope Francis died at 88 on Easter Monday. Now the search for a new pope begins. Has an American ever been pope?

One thing is certain, however: There will not be another pope like Francis. Whatever one’s opinion of him, he changed the ...

Saturday was the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. The attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building claimed ...