Pope Francis, who rose from janitor to the Catholic Church’s most powerful leader by proving equally at ease with ...

Pope Francis died on Monday morning, the Vatican announced, just hours after his last public appearance. The head of the ...

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The Pope died at his Vatican residence at 07:35 CEST (06:35 BST), the Vatican said in a statement released at about 09:45 CEST.

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

Pope Francis, the first pope from the Americas, is remembered for challenging traditions of the Catholic church and advocating for social justice.

See young photos of Pope Francis and follow his journey from priesthood in Argentina all the way to papacy in Vatican City, ...

Francis’ election as pope began an unprecedented era, as a retired pontiff lived side by side with a reigning one inside the ...

Pope Francis, the 266th Bishop of Rome and Sovereign of the Vatican City, has died on Easter Monday. Bells tolled in church ...

What a great thirst for death, for killing we see in the many conflicts raging in different parts of the world." We will be ...

Pope Francis has died, aged 88, the Vatican has announced. He led the Catholic Church for 12 years, having been elected in ...

The hope Christians have is not a sign of avoiding reality but of trusting in the power of God to defeat sin and death as the ...