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

The day of Pope Francis’ life-changing experience also happened to be the day the Church celebrates the feast of St. Matthew, ...

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

A U.S. priest recently called for Pope Francis to be killed and likened him to the devil, prompting a Christian organization ...

The career of Jorge Bergoglio – Pope Francis since 2013 – resembles that of the Peter Sellers character in the 1963 Boulting Brothers film Heavens Above ...

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 ...

The selection of Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina as new pope was a big surpise — on the final day his odds were as low as 33-1 on Paddy Power. But picking Bergoglio totally makes sense.

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.

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

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

The latest news, stories and features on Pope Francis, the current head of the Catholic church who resides in Vatican City. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis has held the position since ...