Pope Francis addressed a joint meeting of Congress in 2015. He was the first and only Pope to do so.Credit...Stephen Crowley/The New York Times Supported by By Elizabeth Dias and Ruth Graham ...

After decades of conservative leadership, Francis tried to reset the course of the Roman Catholic Church, emphasizing inclusion and care for the marginalized over doctrinal purity. Pope Francis at ...

Pope Francis, celebrated as a humble yet forceful pontiff, died on April 21 leaving behind a rich legacy of inclusion and activism. His leadership – of over some 1.4 billion Catholics globally ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin-American pontiff, renowned for his outspoken advocacy for the poor and insistence on a more welcoming Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88. Francis was a pope ...

Although he was a pontiff well-attuned to the concerns of ordinary Catholics, Pope Francis had a surprising blind spot when it came to the abuse crisis. He did not talk very much about the issue ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Some takeaways about the life of Pope Francis, who died Monday: Background Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born Dec. 17, 1936, to Italian immigrants in Buenos Aires, Argentina ...

Research Associate in the Institute for Diplomacy and International Affairs, Loughborough University When the late Pope Francis first stepped on to the balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica ...

U.S. presidents mourned the death of Pope Francis, who served as the leader of the Catholic Church for 12 years, on Monday following the Vatican’s announcement of the pope’s passing.

The Vatican announced that Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88. Here are some of the pontiff's most memorable quotes. Pope Francis often spoke of acceptance and compassion towards fellow ...

Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead the Holy Mass at Phoenix Park in Dublin on August 26, 2018, during his visit to Ireland to attend the 2018 World Meeting of Families. (Ben Stansall/Getty ...

Pope Francis was elected to the papacy on March 13, 2013, at the age of 76. He passed away at the age of 88 on Monday, April 21. Born in Argentina as Jorge Bergoglio, Pope Francis joined the ...

WE BEGIN WITH THAT BREAKING NEWS THAT THE VATICAN HAS ANNOUNCED. POPE FRANCIS HAS DIED. HE PASSED AWAY AT 735 THIS MORNING. ROME TIME. THAT’S 135 THIS MORNING. OUR TIME. HE WAS JUST AT EASTER ...