Here are some important dates in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis in 2013 and died on Monday.

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope, died following recent hospitalizations, a day after delivering his final Easter ...

The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just ...

VATICAN CITY, — Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church for the past 12 years, has died at age 88. The head of the ...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis died Monday morning, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced. "At 7:35 this ...

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

Pope Francis, an energetic reformer who inspired widespread devotion from Catholics but riled traditionalists, died on Monday ...

Pope Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America, whose warm, humble, no-nonsense manner galvanized the Roman Catholic Church and drew widespread admiration from outsiders almost from the moment of ...

Pope Francis died of a stroke and subsequent irreversible heart failure, the Vatican says in a statement. We'll bring you ...

On 21 April 2025, the Vatican announced the death of Pope Francis, marking the end of his papacy, which was described by many ...

Elected in March 2013 as an outsider who could reform the Roman Curia, meaning the central government of the Church, but who ...

Bergoglio chose Francis as his papal name just moments after Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes urged him not to forget the ...