In a rare conversation with Norah O'Donnell, Pope Francis talked about Catholics in Gaza and the legacy he hopes to leave in ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the Argentinian cardinal who was elected pope and will take the name Francis, is said to have a good relationship with Argentinian Jews. (JTA) – Jorge Mario Bergoglio ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio was 17 years old when he first received his vocation to become a priest. It happened on Sept. 21, 1953 ...

Pope Francis, who has just turned 88 and has been suffering from a heavy cold, will lead the regular Sunday Angelus prayer ...

Since becoming pope in 2013, Francis (the former Jorge Mario Bergoglio) has been shaking up the management of one of the world’s largest bureaucracies: the Roman Catholic Church. That earned him ...

Francis has suffered spells of ill health in recent years. When he was 21, the then Jorge Bergoglio developed pleurisy and had part of one of his lungs removed in his native Argentina. He has ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio was 17 years old when he first received his vocation to become a priest. It happened on Sept. 21, 1953 – the beginning of spring in Buenos Aires – during a spontaneous visit to ...

Pope Francis is the 266th Roman Pontiff of the Catholic Church. Formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was elected by the conclave of cardinals on March 13 ...