Pope Francis, who died on Monday at the age of 88, was the first Latin American and Jesuit pontiff. He was also the first to ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, born in Buenos Aires, never set foot in his homeland after becoming Pope Francis in 2013. That left many of the faithful in Argentina feeling puzzled and snubbed by the world’s ...

The death of Pope Francis, the highest authority of the Roman Catholic Church, has sparked worldwide interest in learning ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humility and concern for ...

Francis never gave an explicit answer for not returning as pontiff to his native country, but some experts say he worried ...

Argentina's peso is gaining ground despite being unleashed from years-long currency controls designed to stop it falling, ...

Vatican insiders and interlocutors said the pontiff wanted to avoid getting swept up in the polarizing politics that ...

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires made history with his election on March 13, 2013, becoming the first Argentine ...

Pope Francis was the world’s first Latin American pope and he particularly touched the heart of those from his continent.

To revisit the life and journey of Pope Francis, we are republishing a La Stampa article from shortly after his rise to the ...

Pope Francis spent more than a decade as the head of the Church, but while growing up in Argentina he had a very different job ...

Sharon Lokedi broke the Boston Marathon course record, and fellow Kenyan John Korir joined his brother as a race champion on ...