Just as Francis finished his improvised homily, in an intimate and almost familiar atmosphere, Foreign Minister Tajani ...

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 ...

As Pope Francis prepares to celebrate his 88th birthday (on December 17), to go to Corsica (next Sunday), and to open the ...

Pope Francis is celebrating his 88th birthday. He is one of the oldest popes in the history of the Church and the oldest ...

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

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

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 has approved new rites for his own funeral for when he dies to simplify rituals and be buried outside the Vatican.

Francis has suffered spells of ill health in recent years. When he was 21, the then Jorge Bergoglio developed pleurisy and had part of one of his lungs removed in his native Argentina. He has ...

Pope Francis is the 266th Roman Pontiff of the Catholic Church. Formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was elected by the conclave of cardinals on March 13 ...