Pope Francis, who died Monday aged 88, will go down in history as a radical pontiff, a champion of underdogs who forged a ...

Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced the sad news that 88-year-old Pope Francis passed away at around ...

Pope Francis — the first pontiff from the Americas who clashed with traditional Catholics, but hailed as a much-needed reformer by progressives who heralded his efforts to bring the church into the ...

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 battled health problems, especially bouts of acute bronchitis in winter. The ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio stood on the balcony of Saint Peter's in Rome for the first time as the 266th Pope of the Roman ...

Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children to ...

The process for choosing a new pope - conclave - generally takes place between 15 and 20 days after the death of a pontiff.

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