The 266th pope built an unexpected economic legacy through bold critiques of capitalism and banking systems. Francis' vision ...

"Living our vocation to be protectors of God's handiwork is essential to a life of virtue." Pope Leo XIV holds first 'green ...

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

When Pope Francis became pontiff: A timeline of his religious journey and career. Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children to Mario Jose ...

Pope Francis, 266th occupant of the throne of St. Peter, has died Pope Francis, orginally of Argentina, succeeded Pope Benedict XVI, the first pope to retire in six centuries.

ROME — Pope Francis, the first non-European head of the Roman Catholic Church in more than a millennium, died at age 88. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, a top Vatican official, announced the death of ...

Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the main balcony of St. Peter's basilica during the Urbi et Orbi message and blessing to the city and the world as part of Easter celebrations, at St Peter's ...

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Catholic Church, has died at age 88. The Vatican will observe a nine-day mourning period, and the College of Cardinals will convene to elect a new pope.

The home in which Pope Leo XIV spent much of his childhood has been officially acquired by the village in which it is located ...

Pope Francis, like all Catholic priests, vowed to celibacy and thus was not married or had children. Here's what we know about his family.

Pope Francis Pushes for Surrogacy Ban and Calls the Practice 'Deplorable' — Why Experts Say That’s 'Dangerous' Pope Francis Suggests Possibility of Catholic Priests Blessing Same-Sex Unions.

Pope Francis showing "gradual, slight improvement," Vatican says 00:11. Doctors said Monday Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia that has kept him ...