Pope Francis, like all Catholic priests, vowed to celibacy and thus was not married or had children. Here's what we know ...

On March 13, 2013, Francis succeeded Pope Benedict XVI, who was the first pope to retire in six centuries. Francis became the ...

On April 26, the Vatican bid farewell to Pope Francis, who was buried at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. According to ...

Maps, graphics explain relatively humble funeral for Pope Francis: public viewing, casket and non-traditional burial site ...

Not only was Pope Francis the the first Jesuit pope, but he was the first pope from the Americas. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He was the the 266th pope of the ...

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St. Francis of Assisi as a model Francis lived ... recounting in a 2010 biography that, “I don’t know what it was, but it changed my life. … I realized that they were waiting for me.” ...

The Vatican scheduled Pope Francis' funeral for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter's Square after his passing at 88. He chose ...

St. Francis of Assisi as a model Francis lived ... recounting in a 2010 biography that, “I don’t know what it was, but it changed my life. … I realized that they were waiting for me.” ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis died Monday morning, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced. “At 7:35 ...