Pope Francis, 266th occupant of the throne of St. Peter, has died Pope Francis, orginally of Argentina, succeeded Pope Benedict XVI, the first pope to retire in six centuries.

Pope Francis was viewed as relatively progressive. His successor, the first American pope, is now in a unique position to ...

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate backgrounds and faiths, has died at 88, the Vatican has ...

Before her death at 87, Connie Francis watched her 1962 song “Pretty Little Baby” become a viral TikTok and Instagram sound, ...

Pope Francis, the charismatic and conciliatory Argentinian who moved to liberalize the Roman Catholic Church, dramatically reorienting the papacy’s posture toward homosexuality and modestly ...

Pope Francis’ cardinals had a minority voice among U.S. bishops, and in the final years of his papacy, powerful conservative lay Catholics once again made ending abortion their dominant priority.

Argentine street artist Martín Ron completed a 164-foot mural of Pope Francis in La Plata, marking the final piece in his ...

A merican pop singer and actress Connie Francis, who gained fame in the late 1950s with hit songs like "Who's Sorry Now?" and ...

Pope Francis, the Unlikely Movie Star: 6 Films Show His Cinematic Appeal. In fictional tales and documentaries, directors approached him as a screen character who was both admired and controversial.