Jorge Mario Bergoglio grew up the son of an Italian immigrant in Argentina before rising to become the first pope from the ...

Pope Francis, Latin America’s first pontiff, died at age 88 after a cerebral stroke. Francis stressed humility over hubris ...

Francis' coffin reached St. Mary Major Basilica, his chosen burial place, following Mass in the morning at St. Peter's Square ...

Pope Francis, who has been hospitalised for two weeks with pneumonia in both of his lungs, has had a peaceful night after suffering a breathing crisis, the Vatican says. The 88-year-old pontiff ...