Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on December 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pope Francis grew up in a humble household of ...

Forgotten Roman ruins and ghost towns are emerging across Spain’s dry reservoirs, attracting tourists and raising concerns ...

May is undoubtedly one of the best months to travel around Spain. With spring in full swing, many cities come alive with festivals and fairs. The pleasant temperatures make it ideal for exploring ...

VATICAN CITY — Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, ...

Hundreds of thousands of mourners — monarchs and presidents, cardinals and sisters, Jubilee pilgrims and tourists — turned ...

Piano, the Italian word for slow, was one of Pope Francis’s favourite words. He wanted a gentle touch to heal everything and ...

The man who would become Pope Francis always bought his shoes in the same place. And now the remarkably ordinary footwear has brought pride to his old Buenos Aires neighborhood ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters said: “On behalf of the Government and people of New ...

Francis was a bridge builder, seeking to work with all ... to implement reforms of the church’s central government, the Roman Curia. Abuse scandals had rocked the church, while regulators ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin-American pontiff, renowned for his outspoken advocacy for the poor and insistence on a more welcoming Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88.

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By Jonathan Wolfe Pope Francis’ life took him from a modest upbringing in Buenos Aires to lead the Roman Catholic Church ... Francis was credited with helping bridge the divide between President ...