The White House and Vatican have had a relationship stretching back to at least 1919, and includes Pope John Paul II and ...

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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, ...

By the time Francis took over as leader of the Catholic Church in 2013, meetings between the president and the pontiff had become commonplace. During the dozen years that he served as the pontiff, ...

May 2007: Helps draft the final document of the fifth meeting ... century pontificate, which at the time was more than all his predecessors combined for 500 years. July 8, 2013: Makes first ...

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Just to be clear, the conclave is not like Philippine elections. For one, it will be marked not by fanfare but by prayers, ...

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor, ...

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In the light of our hope in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, let us offer up a prayer ... and the first non-European since Syrian-born Gregory III, who served in the eighth century.