Born Dec. 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was the eldest of five children of Italian immigrants.

The canonization of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, has been postponed due to the death Monday of Pope Francis, the ...

A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred ...

The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing ...

Four House Democratic lawmakers have traveled to El Salvador to call attention to the plight of a man the Trump ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the death of the Argentine pontiff ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A woman was injured after she was caught in the crossfire of a shooting in downtown Nashville ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

Indonesia and China said Monday they committed to maritime cooperation promoting safety and security in the South China Sea, ...

Starting in mid-February Pope Francis spent 38 days in the hospital after battling a severe case of pneumonia in both lungs. The pope suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of a lung removed ...

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump expected to welcome 40,000 people to the first White House Easter Egg Roll of his second term, though the annual event could ...