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 ...

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In the New Mexico city that shared its namesake with the pope, local residents and tourists alike bowed their heads Monday ...

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

Cardinals set Pope Francis’ funeral for Saturday in St. Peter’s Square; public viewing of his casket begins Wednesday in the ...

The decision by Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, to reject the lavish red slippers of his office was widely interpreted as a small act of rebellion in the tradition-bound Vatican. The ...

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