After decades of conservative leadership, Francis tried to reset the course of the Roman Catholic Church, emphasizing ...

The first Latin American and Jesuit pope was determined to lead a more welcoming, pastoral and merciful Church outward to a ...

Pope Francis, who rose from modest means in Argentina to become the first Jesuit and Latin American pontiff, died on Monday ...

The decision by Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, to reject the lavish red slippers of his office was widely ...

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When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires stood on the balcony of St Peter’s in Rome after being elected Pope on 13 ...

Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from around the world on ...

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Upon his election to the papacy, Pope Francis became the first pontiff to hail from Latin America. His impact, though, ...

Pope Francis charmed the world with those poignant acts of love, humility and informality, starting with his first appearance ...

Born Dec. 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was the eldest of five children of Italian immigrants.