Jorge Mario Bergoglio was 17 years old when he first received his vocation to become a priest. It happened on Sept. 21, 1953 ...

Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) is the head of the Catholic Church and the bishop of Rome. This essay has been adapted ...

"Today the prison has become a basilica like the others," said the Pope, adding, "here there are no big fish but small fish," ...

Bergoglio was duly elected as Pope Francis. Bergoglio himself spoke to the assembled cardinals during their pre-conclave gatherings and seemingly convinced his colleagues that he had the strength ...

Pope Francis, who has just turned 88 and has been suffering from a heavy cold, will lead the regular Sunday Angelus prayer ...

If you ask for a raise, you risk excommunication,” an anonymous Vatican employee said. “If you want to be paid for overtime, ...

Francis' apostolic journey to the French Mediterranean island. From this symbolic place he concluded the congress on popular ...

At the age of 44, Pope Francis suffered from gangrene of the gallbladder, a serious complication that occurs when the tissue ...