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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The parishes that are still allowed to offer the traditional Mass can’t advertise it in their bulletin. And many Latin Mass devotees, like Harvey, no longer worship in their churches ...