Pope Francis (Latin: Franciscus; Italian: Francesco; Spanish: Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; [b] 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State.

Mar 13, 2013 · Praying for an end to a pandemic During the lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 in Italy, Pope Francis performed an extraordinary Urbi et Orbi (“To the City and to the World”) blessing in a dark, deserted St. Peter's Square.

Apr 28, 2024 · Pope Francis prays inside St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy, Sunday, April 28, 2024. The Pontiff arrived for his first-ever visit to the lagoon town including the Vatican pavilion at the...

Jul 5, 2024 · As Pope Francis makes his fourth visit to Italy, specifically to Trieste, on Sunday, July 7, we take a look back at the complex but essential relationship between Francis and his adopted...

Aug 28, 2022 · Pope Francis became the first pope in 728 years to open the Holy Door of a 13th-century basilica in L’Aquila, Italy, on Sunday.

Apr 28, 2024 · With a message of hope and faith, this fifth Sunday of Easter, Pope Francis has left Italy's iconic canal-filled city of Venice, after an intense morning, that marked his first pastoral visit, and travel outside of Rome, since the start of the year.

Nov 19, 2022 · Pope Francis begins his two-day visit to the Italian city of Asti, his family hometown in the Piedmont Region, for a private family celebration, and where he is expected to celebrate public Mass on Sunday for the diocesan community.

Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) (Latin: Franciscus, Italian: Francesco, Spanish: Francisco; born on 17 December 1936) is the 266th [2] [3] and current pope of the Roman Catholic Church. He was elected on 13 March 2013.

May 18, 2024 · Pope Francis’ one-day pastoral visit to the northern Italian city of Verona on Saturday centered on a message of peace, offering an alternative to the current social paradigm.

Nov 20, 2022 · ASTI, Italy (AP) — Pope Francis honored his northern Italian roots on Sunday by celebrating a special Mass in his father’s hometown and encouraging younger generations to not be indifferent to the poverty and misery all around them.