Pope Francis appears on the central lodge of St. Peter’s Basilica to bestow the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and the ...

The life of Pope Francis, the first Latin American and first Jesuit to serve as the Roman Catholic Church’s pontiff, lasted ...

Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from around the world, from presidents to people of all walks of life, after the Vatican ...

People worldwide mourned Pope Francis after he died Easter Monday at the age of 88. The big picture: Catholic churches around ...

Pope Francis appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on March 13, 2013, after being elected by the conclave of cardinals. Francis praying for peace at the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest ...

A camera affixed to the International Space Station recently spotted some curious symbols amid a barren desert landscape.

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Argentina, Pope Francis was the first to be elected Pope from the Americas. See his life in ...