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 ...

Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21. American flags are to be flown at half-staff until the day of interment. Here's what ...

The Vatican is beginning the elaborate sequence of events for mourning and burying the pope and choosing his successor.

In the wake of Pope Francis' death Monday morning, Catholics across the globe joined in prayer to honor the late pontiff.

Pope Francis was the first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit pontiff and the first to take the name of Francis, after ...

World leaders have been paying tribute following the pontiff’s death and preparations are now under way for his funeral.

The Argentine was the first Latin American to steer the barque of Peter; the first Jesuit to be elected as leader of the ...

Pope Francis probably expected that he would face opposition to his reform agenda after Catholics for two generations grew ...

Communities across the globe, including those in Southern Colorado, spent the day Monday honoring the life of Pope ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

Remembering Pope Francis, the Catholic Church leader who broke with tradition 10:43. Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged ...

Pope Francis "inspired Catholics and all people of good will to live as Christ did," said Kerry Alys Robinson, who is ...