Benedict IX spent his final years in seclusion, possibly at a monastery. The Catholic Church is in mourning following the death of Pope Francis. As is customary, with the death of a pope, the ...

Before being elected as the first Pope from Latin America on March 13, 2013, former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina became the first pontiff to take the name Francis. He became the ...

From his hospital bed in Rome, Pope Francis challenged Christians to “transform evil into goodness and build a fraternal world.” The pope, struggling with a lung infection, said ...

Pope Francis waving to attendees before a Mass in Cuba in 2015.Credit...Daniel Berehulak for The New York Times Supported by By The New York Times The life of Pope Francis, the first Latin ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis’s death initiates carefully choreographed proceedings that will conclude with the election of a new pontiff. Francis’s funeral will be held at St. Peter’s Square ...

Pope Francis, worldwide head of the Catholic Church and 266th pope, has died at age 88. The Pontiff was known for his advocacy and outspokenness about world issues, addressing climate change ...

Gaza City, Palestine – For 72-year-old Kamal Anton, Pope Francis was a source of comfort and support. Kamal has had to shelter since the start of the war in the same Catholic church compound in ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday highlighted the need to overcome the “logic of merit” to be a committed follower of Jesus Christ and to trust more in God’s gratuitous love. Continuing his jubilee ...

Throngs of mourners are lining St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, whose body is lying in state in an open coffin ahead of funeral and burial services ...

Pope Francis was moved Wednesday morning to St. Peter’s Basilica to lie in state for three days of public mourning for the Argentine pontiff remembered for his humble style, concern for the poor ...

Pope Francis, who made his final public appearance on Easter, the day before he died, visited New York City in 2015. AP After the 88-year-old pontiff’s death on Monday, April 21, four New ...

At 88 years old, Pope Francis died on Easter Monday. Pope Francis was the first Latin American church leader and became the 266th pope in 2013 when he succeeded Pope Benedict XVI after he retired.