About 200 of the 266 men to hold the title of pope hailed from within the borders of Italy. Here is a look at others, like Pope Francis, who didn't.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humility and concern for ...

Pope transformed the church’s senior leadership, exposing growing differences over teachings. “Once you start opening the ...

Most popes have come from Europe, even though there are countries in South and Central America, Asia, and Africa with ...

Francis’ biggest conservative critic was the Vatican’s former ambassador to the U.S., Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano. In 2018, ...

The head of the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK) has voiced hope that the next pope will continue on the legacy of ...

According to the French press, he is known in some domestic Catholic circles as John XXIV, in a nod to his resemblance to ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and ...

Here are some cardinals who are being talked about as “papabili” to succeed Pope Francis, whose death at the age of 88 was ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” ...

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