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

When Jorge Bergoglio chose the name Francis upon becoming pope, it was a tribute to his favorite saint. Others took ...

Neumann University, the Catholic university the Sisters founded in 1965, owns that building now and rents office space and ...

White smoke curled from a chimney over the Sistine Chapel at 7:06 p.m. on March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of ...

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope" — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...

Pope Francis’ complete name was Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He was born in 1936. He served as Pope for 12 years, from March 13, ...

Pope Francis echoed the words of St. Francis of Assisi, who considered all of creation “like a sister with whom we share our life and a beautiful mother who opens her arms to embrace us” (LS ...

University of Wisconsin-Madison students studying abroad joined mourners in Vatican City after Pope Francis’ death.

He was the first Pope to take the name of Francis, after Saint Francis of Assisi and, like his namesake, Francis chose simplicity and humility. When he was selected Pope and stepped onto the ...

The pontiff earned a salary of £300,000.Pope Francis had less than £100 to his name when he died.The 88-year-old ...

He chose Francis as his papal name in honour of Saint Francis of Assisi. President Droupadi Murmu attended the funeral on behalf of India on April 25. Meanwhile, for the election of the next Pope ...

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