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

Pope Francis had been suffering from health issues in the weeks before his death, including a more than one-month stay in the hospital.

By the time Francis took over as leader of the Catholic Church in 2013, meetings between the president and the pontiff had ...

Following the passing of Pope Francis, baseball fans are humorously anticipating another timely home run from Philadelphia ...

On May 20, 1875, delegates from a group of 17 countries gathered in Paris to sign what may be the most overlooked yet ...

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

Francis was a deeply religious child in Buenos Aires. The first pontiff from Latin America tried to create a more welcoming ...

Before Pope Francis, Pope Benedict XVI was the leader of the Catholic Church. Benedict, a German-born academic, was one of the oldest popes to take charge of the church from 2005 until his retirement ...

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Argentina, became the pope 12 years ago. He was elected pope by a conclave of 115 ...

After his election, the Argentinian became the “first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit, the 266th pope in the history ...

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

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