The late pontiff’s health concerns in recent years led to contenders to succeed him known a papabile emerging even before his ...

Pope Francis died today in the middle of the Church’s Jubilee Year – a sacred event that brings together Catholics in forgiveness and pilgrimage every 25 years. Now, the Vatican faces an awkwardly ...

Pope Francis did call out Hamas as “evil” and called for them to return Israeli hostages. Yet these moments of moral clarity ...

Duquesne University's president released a statement recounting what he called a "rare" meeting with Pope Francis following the announcement of his passing.

Cardinals – senior church officials appointed by the pope – from around the world must gather for the conclave in which ...

Despite his poor health, Francis was seen a number of times in public at the Vatican during Holy Week, culminating in an ...

The following statement is from Duquesne University President Ken Gormley. I had the rare opportunity to meet Pope Francis at ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on Monday.

Born Dec. 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was the eldest of five children of Italian immigrants.

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on 17 December 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pope Francis was elected to the papacy on 13 ...

Many of the rituals and procedures of selecting a new pope — designed to ensure secrecy and an orderly transition — have ...

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