He was elected the 266th pope on March 13, 2013, on the fifth ballot. Francis' Firsts — The first pope from the Americas. — The first from the Jesuit order to be elected pope. — The first to take the ...

Pope Francis has died at 88. As the first Latin American pope, he led with humility, reformed the Church, and championed ...

Argentines held a special Mass and lit candles on Monday, mourning in shock for their countryman Pope Francis, who has died ...

Francis was a deeply religious child in Buenos Aires. The first pontiff from Latin America tried to create a more welcoming ...

Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian who stridently defends free markets, acknowledged his and the pope's differing ...

Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. As tributes pour in from around the world, the Vatican faces a transition.

Pope Francis was the first non-European head of the Roman Catholic Church in more than a millennium. Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in 1936 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the son of Italian immigrants.

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope, has died at the age of 88. He redefined the Catholic Church through his focus on ...

Pope Francis died Monday in Rome at the age of 88, just weeks after he was released from hospital following a respiratory ...

Pope Francis has died at 88, the Vatican confirmed in the early hours of Easter Monday. “At 7:35 a.m., he returned to the ...

Tributes to Pope Francis are pouring in from around the world. The Vatican announced the pontiff’s death on Monday at age 88. Many recalled his legacy as the first pope ...

Born Dec. 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was the eldest of five children of Italian immigrants.