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Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children to ...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is meeting with the Vatican No. 2 official VATICAN CITY -- U.S. Vice President JD Vance is meeting with the Vatican No. 2 official, following a remarkable papal rebuke ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Thursday opened the most solemn period of Holy Week with a recovering Pope Francis largely on the sidelines, as cardinals were designated to take his place ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Thursday opened the most solemn period of Holy Week with a recovering Pope Francis largely on the sidelines, as cardinals were designated to take his place ...

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti elevates the Host during the consecration at the Mass of the Lord's Supper in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, April 17, 2025. (photo: Zofia Czubak / EWTN News ...

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Vatican City mourns the loss of Pope Francis, who passed away at 88, a day after his Easter appearance. The spiritual leader of 1.4 billion Catholics, his death has prompted gatherings and tears in St ...

VATICAN CITY — After JD Vance invoked a medieval Catholic concept to defend the Trump administration’s migrant crackdowns, Pope Francis responded with a rebuke. Vance, a converted Catholic ...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his family attended the Vatican’s Liturgy of the Lord ... to church soon with my family in this beautiful city.” “I’m grateful every day for this job ...