Bergoglio chose Francis in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi, the 13th-century Italian saint known for his life of poverty, ...

St. Francis is the medieval Catholic saint whose spirituality focused on loving the poor, creation, and peace.

Pope Francis had an informal, lighthearted speaking style. When Francis met Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI for the first time ...

P ope Francis, the reform-minded Roman Catholic leader who guided the church through an era of crisis, died Monday, April 21, ...

Inspired by St. Francis of Assisi, Bergoglio chose his name after he became the 266th pope on March 13, 2013, at the age of ...

Pope Francis was the first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit pontiff and the first to take the name of Francis, after ...

An Italian boy nicknamed “God’s influencer” who died from leukemia in 2006 at age 15 is set to become the Catholic Church’s ...

The Argentinian pontiff was a powerful progressive voice in world politics, the first Jesuit priest to be spiritual leader of ...

Pope Francis, who passed away on Easter Monday at 88 due to prolonged illness, chose his name in honor of St. Francis of ...

Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican has announced. As a pope who wanted to stay close to the people and ...

Pope Francis made good on his dedication to the less fortunate -- washing the feet of prisoners, embracing the marginalized and often rising in an open-air car instead of the bullet-proof popemobile ...

Carlo Acutis, a British-born Italian boy who built websites to spread his faith, will be proclaimed the Catholic Church's ...