Now, as tradition dictates, the late pontiff's signet ring will be destroyed - or defaced, at least - within the walls of the ...

Not only was Pope Francis the the first Jesuit pope, but he was the first pope from the Americas. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He was the the 266th pope of the ...

To recognize the signing of the pact of friendship, Cannara sent its sister city a scale model of a bronze statue of St.

He took the name Francis about St. Francis of Assisi, living a life of simple service to the poor. He also remembered St. Francis Xavier, a co-founder of the Jesuits. Pope Francis has since ...