In his newly released memoir, Hope, the story of the world that made Jorge Mario Bergoglio — and, by extension, the world leader we know as Pope Francis — is a story finally told in his own words. But ...

The Pope recounts how his mother initially opposed his vocation but later sought his blessing at his ordination ...

and devout joy Pope Francis was born in 1936, and grew up in Buenos Aires, in the barrio of Flores, a simple neighbourhood. After spells working in a sock factory, Francis became a Jesuit novice ...

Image A photo from an elementary school in Buenos Aires shows Jorge Mario Bergoglio, later Pope Francis, bottom right.Credit...Florencia Martin/Picture Alliance, via Getty Images Francis is no ...

With the publication of this autobiography, Pope Francis cements his monumental project of demystifying the papacy.

senior research fellow at Georgetown University and an old friend of Pope Francis’ since he was archbishop in Buenos Aires. More incidents followed over the course of the 15-monthlong conflict ...

Under normal conditions, a pope releasing a highly personal memoir about his life would create quite a few headlines. However ...

ROME (AP) — An introspective Pope Francis has divulged some of the ... s first Latin American pope interprets his childhood in Buenos Aires and how it has informed his priorities as pope.

Buenos Aires Archbishop Mario Poli ... Argentines with the support of the Catholic Church and a message from Pope Francis, on Sunday turned an annual religious celebration into a massive rally ...

Constantly in the public eye, Pope Francis is instantly recognisable across the globe, and his likeness adorns t-shirts, mugs ...

Hope is the mainstay that undergirds Pope Francis’ entire life,” said Carlo Musso, the Italian editor of Pope Francis’ ...

US President Donald Trump and Pope Francis are not likely to become fast friends or – in the main – political allies. As ...