Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but ...

Pope Francis, a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church's conservatives and inspired some progressives, has died.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church's teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons, ...

Argentines long waited for Pope Francis to visit the homeland he left in 2013 to become the head of the Roman Catholic Church ...

Francis' death comes one day after the pope, 88, greeted Easter Sunday crowds in his popemobile. He had battled a respiratory infection for weeks.

Argentines have longed for Pope Francis to visit his homeland after he left in 2013 to become head of the Roman Catholic ...

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

Some takeaways about the life of Pope Francis, who died Monday: Background Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born Dec. 17, 1936, to ...

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

Pope Francis has died, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and ...

Following Pope Francis' death, a period of mourning will take place, and then a centuries-old, secretive process known as a conclave.