The first pope from the Americas was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Dec. 17, 1936. He was chosen ...

Oscar Crespo was watching TV in his native Buenos Aires when he saw the white smoke appearing above the Sistine Chapel at the ...

Just a few blocks from his childhood home, on Monday evening, the Basilica de San José de Flores in Buenos Aires was packed ...

The faithful in Pope Francis’ hometown lit candles in the church where he found God as a teenager, packed the cathedral where ...

Pupy the elephant has arrived at her new home in a sanctuary in Mato Grosso, Brazil, following a 2,700-kilometer journey from ...

Though Pope Francis never returned to Argentina after becoming the head of the Roman Catholic Church, mourners in his ...

FILE - Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, waves to the crowd from the central balcony of ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Some takeaways about the life of Pope Francis, who died Monday: ...

Pope Francis was the world’s first Latin American pope and he particularly touched the heart of those from his continent.

From Italy to Argentina and back again: the hidden family story behind Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s rise to the papacy ...

Then, Pope John Paul II, named him assistant bishop in Buenos Aires. He was elevated to cardinal in 2001. But as he rose to the top, his lifestyle remained firmly grounded. Instead of living in ...