Pope Francis, like all Catholic priests, vowed to celibacy and thus was not married or had children. Here's what we know about his family. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap ...

Pope Francis called on the world and 1.4 billion Catholics to confront climate change. He brought attention to the issue but it's not clear he changed many minds.

Pope Francis, who chose his papal name after the 13th-century figure St. Francis of Assisi, known as the patron saint of ecologists, was the fiercest climate and environment advocate in the church ...

When he was elected in 2013, Pope Francis said he chose his name in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, the 13th-century Italian friar who renounced his wealth to become "a man of peace, a man of ...

Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday:. Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children ...

FILE – In this April 18, 2018 file photo, Pope Francis meets a group of faithful from China at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis has died at 88. He was one of the most popular pontiffs in decades, forcing the church to turn its attention back to the poor and disenfranchised and to clean up corrupt Vatican finances.