On March 13, 2013, Francis succeeded Pope Benedict XVI, who was the first pope to retire in six centuries. Francis became the ...

The Holy Father Pope Francis, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, and the firstborn or ...

After Pope Francis' death, Pittsburgh's religious leaders share messages about their experiences with the pope.

ATLANTA — Archbishop of Atlanta Gregory Hartmayer called Pope Francis a "much loved and respected spiritual father" Monday as ...

Pope Francis died today following a long and public battle with pneumonia. He was 88. Francis still had a ways to go to ...

In a process that can last days, weeks, or even years, popes are elected by cardinals under strict oaths of silence. Here's ...

As the cardinals gather at the Vatican to elect a new pope, here's the lowdown on the perks, pomp and powers of the pontiff ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, more than 130 cardinal electors will choose the next pope during a conclave. Do any have Georgia ties?

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

Pope Francis, history's first pope from the global south and a maverick who often delighted the world, died April 21 after fighting pulmonary disease for the last few months.

Pope Francis, who rose from janitor to the Catholic Church’s most powerful leader by proving equally at ease with ...

Not only was Pope Francis the the first Jesuit pope, but he was the first pope from the Americas. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He was the the 266th pope of the ...