VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ death today on Easter Monday marks the end of a historic 12-year papacy. The first Latin American and the first member of the Society of Jesus to be elected pope ...

Pope Francis, who was elevated to the papacy in 2013, died on Monday, April 21, a day after celebrating Easter at the Vatican. Here are some key events in the life of the man born Jorge Mario ...

Pope Leo XIV has written a warm and detailed letter to Cardinal Raymond Burke, thanking the American cardinal for 50 years of ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Few moments in Pope Francis’ papacy better exemplify his understanding of climate change and the need to address it than the rain-soaked Mass he celebrated in Tacloban ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis, who sought to be a bridge maker as he led the Catholic Church in a time of deep polarization, died at 7:35 a.m. on Monday (April 21), at the age of 88, a day ...

The Vatican says leaked documents that seemingly undermined Pope Francis’ stated reason for restricting the old Latin Mass ...

The Argentine priest whom Pope Francis held up as the model confessor has died in Buenos Aires at age 98 ROME -- Cardinal ...

Pope Francis greets Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, the grand imam of Egypt’s Al-Azhar, after an interreligious meeting at the Founder’s Memorial in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Feb. 4, 2019 ...

Neomi De Anda, University of Dayton Most stories about Pope Francis mention that he made history as the first pontiff from Latin America. In fact, Francis was the first pope in centuries to be ...

Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday:. Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children ...

CLEVELAND — Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, and tributes have been coming in from around the world — including right here in Northeast Ohio with reaction from the Catholic Diocese of ...

(The Conversation) — As the first non-European pope in centuries, Francis was especially aware of colonialism’s impact and the need to embrace many cultures within the church.