Pope Francis delivered a Christmas message of compassion. Dec. 18, 2013 — -- "Good Morning America" anchors Robin Roberts and Josh Elliott met Pope Francis today after he used his weekly ...

Were you to have asked Pope Francis to name his favorite book, he would probably have said the Bible. Asked for his favorite novel, however, he might have mentioned a dystopian thriller in which ...

Pope Francis greets then-Cardinal Robert Prevost during a consistory in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 30, 2023. Prevost became the first U.S.-born pope in history when he was elected at ...

When Francis in 2023 made Prevost a cardinal priest, the highest-ranking cardinal position in the church, it was clear his star was rising, Riccardi said. “Pope Leo will continue the path laid ...