The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just ...

Pope Francis, a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church's conservatives and inspired some progressives, has died.

Pope Francis, who rose from modest means in Argentina to become the first Jesuit and Latin American pontiff, died on Monday ...

Pope Francis has been hailed by the UK’s religious leaders, the King and the Prime Minister as a voice for the poor and marginalised, as they paid tribute to the pontiff following his death on Easter ...

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

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and ...

Pope Francis, the first pope from the Americas, has died at the age of 88 on Monday. He became leader of the Catholic Church in 2013 after Pope Benedict XVI resigned. As the camerlengo of the Holy ...

The pontiff, who died on Easter Monday at age 88, strived to make the church more inclusive. But critics believed his reforms either went too far or not far enough ...