Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was first elected as the 266th pope on March 13, 2013, becoming the first Latin American ...

Francis' death comes one day after the pope, 88, greeted Easter Sunday crowds in his popemobile. He had battled a respiratory ...

His followers saw him as symbolizing the church's open arms. His critics saw him as bending timeless church doctrines.

Later in the day, Schimel spoke to about 75 supporters at Tavern on H in Franksville and another 120 supporters at Serb Hall on Milwaukee's south side. During his first talk, he mentioned that he ...