Robert Prevost, a Cardinal and Villanova University graduate, became the first American to be named pope on Thursday after ...

White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel, signaling the election of a new pope following the death of Pope Francis last month ...

Many people, including not a few of his fellow cardinals, can’t help looking at the bearded, jovial Salesian, who exudes an ...

The folklore of the prophecy of St. Malachy says that Pope Francis may be the very last pontiff. Historians say that's ...

Multiple AI-generated YouTube videos made up a tall tale to tug at the heartstrings in the wake of the pope's passing.

Francis, who took his name after Saint Francis of Assisi, was known for his outreach to the poor and those in poverty and that will be reflected in his minimalist burial at Saint Mary Major.

In 1292, Nicholas IV commissioned the first known Nativity scene figurines, inspired by St. Francis of Assisi, the creator ... Credit: Henri Waerenburgh/Wikipedia Ippolito Aldobrandini was elected ...

He was the first Jesuit pope and the first to accept a name in honor of St. Francis of Assisi. With the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, he was also the first pope since the 13th century to take ...

Going to Catholic school, we all knew our patron saints. Mine happened to be St. Francis of Assisi. Even at a young age, I thought it was a good fit due to my Italian heritage and my love and ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and ...