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

He was a pope who understood the power of a simple touch: caressing the deformed head of a man in St. Peter’s Square, washing ...

Pope Francis, who led the Catholic Church for 12 years, died age 88 after battling multiple health issues this year. Follow ...

Pope Francis, whose ministry was shaped in the barrios of Buenos Aires, had a genius for the punchy and memorable turn of ...

Born Dec. 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was the eldest of five children of Italian immigrants.

In this photo taken from video released by Roscosmos space corporation Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin holds traditional ...

Because Easter fell on the same day on the Julian and Gregorian calendars, meaning Catholic and Orthodox were celebrating on ...

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