Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88, following a long asthmatic respiratory crisis, ...

Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario ...

Two weeks after his surprise election as pontiff, Pope Francis carried out the Maundy Thursday ritual of washing and kissing ...

Pope Francis dies at 88 on Easter Monday, sparking global mourning and speculation about his successor. A conclave will elect ...

The Pope was in a critical state as he battled respiratory complications at Rome's Gemelli Hospital. His ill health cast uncertainty over the Holy Year and the Catholic Church.

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio to an Italian migrant couple in Buenos Aires, Pope Francis divided Catholics over sexuality, the environment and China ...

Pope Francis, the Argentine Jesuit who became the first Roman Catholic pontiff from the Americas, has died, the Vatican said on Monday. He was 88.

Leading his first Easter Sunday Mass as Washington’s new archbishop, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy said the Resurrection of ...