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 ...

Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, made a lasting impression on these Arizonans who met him, knew him or ...

This week, His Holiness Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, died. That's not really surprising. He was 88 years old, and he'd been struggling with his health for several years. Nor is it ...

As Roman Catholics around the world mourn the death of Pope Francis, who was hospitalized with a complex lung infection and ...

CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell spoke with WTOP’s Michelle Basch and John Domen about Pope Francis’s legacy, achievements and what ...

Francis, who suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was admitted to Gemelli ...

Bells tolled in church towers across Rome after the announcement, which was read out by Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican ...

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

The pontiff’s papal name choice honored St. Francis of Assisi, whose life was devoted ... authored the 2014 biography on the pontiff, "Aquel Francisco." Pope Francis sat with the two men to ...

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