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

Thousands in the faith community across Chicago gathered Sunday to celebrate Easter, marking a moment of hope during dark ...

Elected in March 2013 as an outsider who could reform the Roman Curia, meaning the central government of the Church, but who ...

Pope Francis, who died on Monday, called for " a church for the poor ," a church that would reach out to what he called the ...

P ope Francis, the reform-minded Roman Catholic leader who guided the church through an era of crisis, died Monday, April 21, ...

Because Easter fell on the same day on the Julian and Gregorian calendars, meaning Catholic and Orthodox were celebrating on ...

Pope Francis had died at the age of 88, a senior Vatican official has announced. History's first Latin American pontiff ...

Pope Francis, who led the Catholic Church for just over 12 years as its first Latin American pontiff, has died at age 88.

Pope Francis, who is still recovering from pneumonia, was not present at the Easter morning Mass but gave the Easter blessing ...

Pope Francis, the 266th Bishop of Rome and Sovereign of the Vatican City, has died. Bells tolled in church towers across Rome ...

Pope Francis, the 266th Bishop of Rome and Sovereign of the Vatican City, has died on Easter Monday. Bells tolled in church ...

Vatican City: The life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and passed away on Monday, was marked by significant ...