Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on 17 December 1936 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, served as the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 13 March 2013 until his death on ...

Pope Francis' private diaries will be published for the first time this fall, providing an "extraordinary glimpse" into the late pontiff's hopes, fears, struggles, and prayers during his Vatican years ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A year after Pope Francis’ death, the enduring mark of his papacy is how he changed the Church’s understanding of itself — and its place in the world. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope ...

On April 21, 2025, the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled for Pope Francis, marking the end of his life and his 12-year papacy. As the 265th successor of St. Peter, the Argentinian pontiff left a ...

To the astonishment of the Vatican and the world, Pope Francis has delivered yet another surprise: He kept a private diary ...

Nearly a year after his death, the legacy of Pope Francis has come into sharper focus—not as a consensus achievement, but as a record of sustained conflict. What once appeared to some as episodic ...

On the first anniversary of his death, Pope Francis is remembered through the quiet testimony of the nurse at his bedside. One year after the death of Pope Francis, a simple testimony brought renewed ...