VATICAN CITY (AP) — Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday after a prolonged illness. He was ...

The life of Pope Francis, the first Latin American and first Jesuit to serve as the Roman Catholic Church’s pontiff, lasted ...

South Florida joins in the mourning for Pope Francis, the 88-year-old pontiff who was born in Argentina and was the first ...

Even before dawn broke on Cuba’s iconic Plaza de La Revolución on Sunday, tens of thousands of the faithful had gathered to ...

After decades of conservative leadership, Francis tried to reset the course of the Roman Catholic Church, emphasizing ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, who died on Monday, had an informal, lighthearted speaking style, and sometimes he even ...

Felice Gorordo said Pope Francis blessed his mother when they met 10 years ago in Cuba, at the time she was battling pancreatic cancer.

Here are some important dates in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis in 2013 and died on Monday.

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 and climate ...

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

Francis’ election as pope began an unprecedented era, as a retired pontiff lived side by side with a reigning one inside the ...