Pope Francis consoles Serena Subania who lost her daughter Angelica, 5 years old, the day before, as he leaves the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital in Rome, Saturday, April 1, 2023 after receiving ...

Andreas Solaro/AFP via Getty Images Pope Francis addresses the crowd from the main balcony of St. Peter’s basilica during the Urbi et Orbi message and blessing to the city and the world as part of ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism ...

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Pope Francis, 88, was hospitalized Feb. 14 for a respiratory infection and diagnosed with double pneumonia. The pope has a history of respiratory problems, having part of his lung removed in 1957 due ...

His papacy set many new precedents for the church, and his successor will be chosen from a group that he himself quietly transformed. Like his namesake, Pope Francis focused on those on the margins.

VATICAN CITY - Predict who the next pope will be at your peril. An old Italian saying warns against putting faith or money in any presumed front-runner ahead of the conclave, the closed-door gathering ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Some takeaways about the life of Pope Francis, who died Monday: Background Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born Dec. 17, 1936, to Italian immigrants in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the ...

Francis' 12-year papacy was a remarkable one, working in service to the church until the very day before he died. He sought to focus more explicitly on social justice, on climate change and addressing ...

Pope Francis waving to attendees before a Mass in Cuba in 2015.Credit...Daniel Berehulak for The New York Times Supported by By The New York Times The life of Pope Francis, the first Latin American ...