I don't know ... It’s just amazing to me." Jorge Bergoglio was 76 when he became Pope Francis. His predecessor, Joseph Ratzinger, was 78 when he became Pope Benedict XVI. The papacy wore him out ...

Phyllis Zagano was sitting in the dining hall at the Santa Marta residence at the Vatican when Pope Francis came up to her and other members of a commission he named to study the issue of ...

The personality and outreach of Pope Francis attracted worldwide admiration. Though he did not stray from Catholic doctrine, he connected those teachings to issues such as immigration and climate ...

That is not how I would define the role of the cardinals now gathering in Rome for a real-life papal conclave, but it’s accurate enough: Pope Francis very likely was the world’s most famous ...

They would all like to see a progressive pope, in continuity with Francis. “I really like Cardinal Tagle,” Katherine added, referring to Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines.

Francis Ngannou has offered his heartfelt condolences following the death of a 17-year-old girl he accidentally struck while riding his motorcycle during Easter weekend. According to ESPN, the ...

Francis (2-5) took the loss Sunday against the Guardians, allowing four runs on six hits and a walk over 4.1 innings. He struck out two. Francis has failed to make it through five innings in three ...

She went to learn. She left part of a community. Now, Garcia-Pintor juggles school, athletics and volunteering three days a week at St. Francis Community Services’ Southside Immigrant Services ...

Greydon Howell of Broken Bow (Okla.) is one of the newer prospects the Stanford Cardinal are prioritizing for the 2027 class. Plus, he's one of the latest recruits to land an offer in the sudden ...

The Italian Serie A will not take place on Saturday as the Holy Church will host the funeral of Pope Francis after he passed away on Monday at age 88. On Tuesday, the President of the Italian ...

Archbishop Emeritus Charles J. Chaput’s recent critique of the late Pope Francis in the publication First Things, published with the authority of someone who once led Philadelphia‘s archdiocese, ...

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could follow Pope Francis and make the 2,000-year-old Catholic Church credible and ...