Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement ...

Pope Francis’ first words delivered from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica were a simple greeting: “Brothers and sisters, ...

His followers saw him as symbolizing the church's open arms. His critics saw him as bending timeless church doctrines.

Easter Monday—at 88. The Vatican confirmed his death, which followed recent hospitalizations due to a respiratory infection.