IN October 1927, failure by a family of Italian emigrants to sell their belongings in time for their voyage to Argentina may ...

Pope Francis was named a recipient of ... and guarding the door as the bouncer at a Buenos Aires nightclub,” according to Today. In 1969, he was ordained a priest, and was elevated to the ...

In his newly released memoir, Hope, the story of the world that made Jorge Mario Bergoglio — and, by extension, the world leader we know as Pope Francis — is a story finally told in his own words. But ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday continued his catechesis on “Jesus Christ Our Hope,” saying love is the force that compels people, including the Blessed Virgin Mary, to share their faith in God with ...

In a profound reflection delivered during Sunday’s Angelus prayer, Pope Francis emphasized how Jesus Christ reveals the ultimate criterion by which all history is judged: love. “Whoever loves ...

Pope Francis nearly tumbled to the Vatican floor Saturday, when the handle of his walking stick snapped. But the 88-year-old was able to catch himself, stumbling briefly as he entered the ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome “I like punctuality, it’s a virtue I have learned to appreciate,” Pope Francis writes in the fifth chapter of his autobiography, to be published on ...

Pope Francis is being treated for a contusion on his right forearm after falling at his residence, the latest of several recent health challenges for the 88-year-old pontiff. The incident comes ...

Francis did not break his arm following this most recent fall, but a sling has been applied as a precaution, according to a statement from a Vatican spokesman. Pope Francis delivers his Sunday ...