Pope Francis changed the face of the modern papacy more than any predecessor by shunning much of its pomp and privilege, but ...

Pope Francis inherited a deeply divided Church after the resignation in 2013 of his predecessor, Benedict XVI.

Vatican City: Pope Francis changed the face of the modern papacy more than any predecessor by shunning much of its pomp and ...

Francis inherited a deeply divided Church after the resignation of his predecessor, Benedict XVI. Under his leadership, he ...

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Pope Francis, whose warm, humble, no-nonsense manner galvanized the Roman Catholic Church and drew widespread admiration from ...

Pope Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America, has died. The church’s 266th leader, the 88-year-old pontiff died Monday ...

When plaster fell to the floor from an upper wall in the cavernous upper church during Sunday Mass in May 2015, it was the beginning of the end for St. Anne Shrine in Fall River, Massachusetts.

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope, died following recent hospitalizations, a day after delivering his final Easter ...

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Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on Monday, ending an often turbulent reign marked by division and tension as ...

Throughout his pontificate, Francis spoke out for the rights of refugees and criticised countries that shunned migrants. He visited the Greek island of Lesbos and brought a dozen refugees to Italy on ...