Jorge Mario Bergoglio became the first Latin American pope when he was elected 12 years ago. People on his home continent are mourning his death and paying their respects.

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Archbishop Primate of Mexico Carlos Cardenal Aguiar Retes celebrated Pope Francis's "call to conversion, fraternity, hope and ...

Thousands of devotees on Monday paid tribute to Pope Francis at a major shrine in Mexico where the pontiff prayed on a visit ...

Hundreds of locals in Tejupilco, Mexico, stood in the street awestruck at the alleged apparition in the sky, which occurred ...

Arizona Republic reporter Daniel Gonzalez covered Pope Francis' 2016 trip to Mexico. Here's what he remembers about the historic five-day visit.

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

Few landmarks are as iconic as the Eiffel Tower, whose nightly light show in Paris draws crowds from around the world. But on ...

Pope Francis has died at the age of 88. His last public appearance was on Easter Sunday during which he blessed thousands of ...

The Vatican said Francis, the first pope from Latin America, had died after a stroke, and revealed that his will requested a simple tomb in Rome.