Pope Francis has died 12 years after his election, the Vatican announced on Easter Monday. Pope Jorge Mario Bergogliopope, Pope Francis, was initially diagnosed with bronchitis on Valentine’s Day, ...

When elected to the papacy, Pope Francis became the first pope born or raised outside of Europe since the 8th century. After battling a severe illness as a young man, he joined the Jesuit order in ...

The Catholic Church has begun its first Conclave in over 10 years. The former pontiff had been elected in 2013, succeeding Pope Benedict XVI, who became the first pope in 600 years to willingly step ...

The conclave, held to select a new pope, will begin in nine days. The College of Cardinals — the cardinals within the Catholic Church worldwide — are set to converge on May 7 for the election process, ...

Upon his election to the papacy, Pope Francis became the first pontiff to hail from Latin America. His impact, though, stretched far beyond his home country of Argentina. When elected to the papacy, ...

The secretive process to choose a new head of the Catholic Church was put in the spotlight by the popular 2024 film 'Conclave' Corbis/Corbis via Getty; MARZILLA/Gamma-Rapho via Getty The conclave to ...