On March 13, 2013, Francis succeeded Pope Benedict XVI, who was the first pope to retire in six centuries. Francis became the ...

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Here are key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday. Dec ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the death of ...

P ope Francis, the reform-minded Roman Catholic leader who guided the church through an era of crisis, died Monday, April 21, ...

Pope Francis honors St. Francis of Assisi's legacy of peace, poverty, and respect for creation in Assisi, Italy.

Pope Francis, elected in 2013, was the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, serving for 12 years until his death at 88 on ...

Andres Brito appeared solemn Monday after paying his respects to Pope Francis at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, where the entrance was draped in black fabric as a sign of mourning ...

Pope Francis, whose papacy blended tradition with pushes for inclusion and reform, died on April, 21, 2025 – Easter Monday – ...

The pope, who was 88, died Monday morning the day after Easter, considered the holiest day on the Christian calendar. He had been ill, but the death of the popular pontiff still caught many by ...

Pope Francis made a surprise Easter appearance at St. Peter's Basilica just three weeks after being discharged from a ...

Acutis was to be canonized next Sunday in St. Peter’s Square on the occasion of the Jubilee celebration for adolescents.