The release of the film Conclave has once again thrown the spotlight on one of the most arcane, storied and secretive events ...

In a rare conversation with Norah O'Donnell, Pope Francis talked about Catholics in Gaza and the legacy he hopes to leave in ...

In a rare interview, Pope Francis answers questions on global conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, migrants in the U.S., sexual abuse in the church, and more during a conversation with.

Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) is the head of the Catholic Church and the bishop of Rome. This essay is adapted from his forthcoming book “Hope: The Autobiography,” written with Carlo Musso.

Pope Francis, then known as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, kisses the foot of Cristian Marcelo Reynoso during a Catholic Mass in Buenos Aires with young people trying to overcome drug addictions ...

Since becoming pope in 2013, Francis (the former Jorge Mario Bergoglio) has been shaking up the management of one of the world’s largest bureaucracies: the Roman Catholic Church. That earned him ...

VATICAN CITY, March 13 (Itar-Tass) – Buenos Aires Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, has been elected the new pope. He appeared on the balcony of the St Peter’s Basilica in papal attire ...

This requires, of course, a certain level of decorum and tradition -- even if you're the artist formerly known as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who, as Pope Francis, has decided that Roman Catholicism ...

The rituals surrounding the papal succession date back centuries, but the process has been given a modern revamp after a team of Catholic journalists and researchers compiled a new online guide to ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio was 17 years old when he first received his vocation to become a priest. It happened on Sept. 21, 1953 ...