The life of Pope Francis, the first Latin American and first Jesuit to serve as the Roman Catholic Church’s pontiff, lasted ...

A few dozen women gathered at a posh Miami brewery on a recent evening to listen to U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart outline the ...

Pope Francis died Monday, history's first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for ...

Francis travelled to many countries, drawing immense crowds. Despite a concerted push by Australian Catholics, he never made ...

One refugee family is planning to stay in Juneau, putting their faith in God despite receiving orders to leave the country immediately. Members of another plan to flee this week to join relatives who ...

In a new book, the Pulitzer Prize winner Greg Grandin tells the history of the hemisphere from south of the border.

Pope Francis blessed all from the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica — “Urbi et Orbi” (To the city [Rome] and to the world). “On this day, I would like all of us to hope anew and to revive our ...

Francis made history as the first pope from the Society of Jesus (Jesuit Order), the Americas, and the Southern Hemisphere.

Pope Francis, 88, died of a stroke and heart failure, the Vatican said. Francis was last seen Sunday when he gave the ...

Pope Francis, who rose from modest means in Argentina to become the first Jesuit and Latin American pontiff, died on Monday ...

Pope Francis, the charismatic and conciliatory Argentinian who moved to liberalize the Roman Catholic Church, dramatically ...

A Shepherd for the Poor and Humble Beginnings Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in 1936 to Italian-immigrant parents in Argentina, Pope Francis’s life has been marked by simplicity and solidarity with the ...