Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, marked many firsts when he was elected as the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the first Latin American pope, first Jesuit pope and ...

Pope Francis' death Monday at the age of 88 comes after the Catholic leader experienced a number of health issues in recent years. Francis died at 7:35 a.m. Monday at his residence, the Vatican said.

Pope Francis' funeral has been scheduled for Saturday morning at 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. EDT) at St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican announced Tuesday after a meeting of the College of Cardinals.

Pope Francis has died, the Vatican announced on Monday—after months of health ailments, including a bout of severe pneumonia—ending a more than decade-long reign where he pushed to make the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons, upheld it in others such as abortion, and made inroads with ...

Pope Francis, celebrated by many for his messages of inclusion and compassion, died on Monday at the age of 88, just one day after making a surprise appearance in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

Pope Francis addressed a joint meeting of Congress in 2015. He was the first and only Pope to do so.Credit...Stephen Crowley/The New York Times Supported by By Elizabeth Dias and Ruth Graham ...

The passing of Pope Francis comes at a political juncture for Catholics across the world, the United States and even in Florida. Widely regarded as a progressive pontiff, Francis' global advocacy ...

Remembering the pope: Tributes have poured in from around the globe after the death of Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff. The pope died at his residence at Casa Santa Marta ...

Pope Francis made his final public appearance on Easter Sunday, one day before his death on Monday morning. The pontiff, who in his final weeks struggled to speak for long periods, used an aide to ...

About six months after he was elected head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis made a surprising admission. A Jesuit priest was interviewing Francis when he departed from a pre-approved list of ...

Metro Detroiters and Catholics around the world are mourning the death of Pope Francis. The Vatican announced April 21 that Pope Francis had died at 7:35 that morning — Easter Monday.