Pope Francis, who passed away at age 88, was hailed as a reformer and landmark pope for his decision to move the church to ...

World leaders are paying tribute with the Taoiseach saying Francis’s papacy was marked by a commitment to ‘compassion, peace, ...

Pope Francis has died at the age of 88. The 88-year-old pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, has long ...

He spoke out passionately on the plight of migrants fleeing war and poverty, the pressing need to protect the environment and ...

A convalescing Pope Francis was greeted by cheers as he appeared on the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica as a stand-in ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born on December 17 1936 in the Flores district of Buenos Aires, the eldest of five children in a ...