VATICAN CITY — Argentine Jorge Bergoglio was elected pope Wednesday ... conclave that brought the first Jesuit to the papacy. The cardinal electors overcame deep divisions to select the 266th ...

Primate Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio blasted the Argentine government saying “the social debt violates all the rights of the citizens to develop a full and active life.” Argentina's leading bishop ...

Leaders across the world celebrated the election of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as the new Pope, considering it a “historical moment” and a fact that makes the “Church more universal than ever.” ...

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. The worldwide spiritual leader of Catholics was elected by the College of ...

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on December 17 ... and was finally consecrated a cardinal in 2001. The retirement of ...

Residents and churchgoers in the impoverished Buenos Aires neighborhood of Villa 21-24 remember Pope Francis, then Jorge Mario Bergoglio, as a simple man, who would arrive by bus with a briefcase ...

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, has been elected the new pope and will now be known as Pope Francis. Bergoglio, 76, was "runner-up" last time the College of Cardinals ...

Former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio recently celebrated his one-year anniversary as Pope Francis. This collection of homilies and public addresses serves as a mission statement for this papacy.

Pope Francis is the 266th Roman Pontiff of the Catholic Church. Formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was elected by the conclave of cardinals on March 13 ...