Pope Francis was the first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit pontiff and the first to take the name of Francis, after ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born Dec. 17, 1936, to Italian immigrants in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children.

Francis asked that a number of ceremonial elements be set aside for his funeral. Traditionally, a papal funeral is a complex, ...

Pope Francis has died aged 88, the Vatican says. The Pope, who was the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic ...

Pope Francis passed away on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88, as announced by Vatican News. Before becoming Pope, Jorge Mario ...

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff, advocated for the rights of migrants, the LGBTQ+ community and criticised a “structurally perverse” global economic system that exploits the poor.

With immense gratitude for his example as a true disciple of the Lord Jesus ... However, his time under Argentina’s military dictatorship remained a shadow over his legacy. Some observers suggest this ...