Given that his own vocation came through an experience of God’s mercy, Pope Francis chose his motto, “Miserando atque ...

Pope Francis has a packed schedule while he is in Singapore. He arrived in Singapore from Dili, Timor-Leste at about 2.50pm ...

A week later, the conclave began that would elect Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina on March 13 — the first-ever supreme pontiff from South America. It turned out that Chavismo did not die ...

Pope Francis was enthusiastically welcomed on his visit to Indonesia. It was the simple journey of a religious leader and ...

COMMENTARY: The Holy Father’s recent nod to the late Jesuit Father Pedro Arrupe, the controversial Father General of his ...

Michael W. Higgins is the Basilian Distinguished Fellow of Contemporary Catholic Thought at the University of Toronto’s St.

POPE Francis is expected to arrive in Port Moresby tomorrow as part of his tour of Asia and Oceania. He is the second Pope to visit Papua New Guinea, Pope John Paul II was the first, in 1984 and then ...

As archbishop of Buenos Aires (1998-2013), Jorge Bergoglio collaborated actively with Argentina’s Islamic Center, but as Pope Francis, he inherited rupture: Pope Benedict XVI inflamed the Muslim ...

The former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope on March 13, 2013. He is the 266th pontiff and the first from Latin America, as well as the first to take the name Francis.

WHEN WAS POPE FRANCIS ELECTED? The former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope on March 13, 2013. He is the 266th pontiff and the first from Latin America, as well as the ...

SINGAPORE - On Sept 2, the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, started a 12-day trip across South-east Asia, visiting Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore. In Singapore ...