At the time, Pope Francis was known as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio. The above photograph is authentic. However, it was taken in 2008, not 1998, and showed a young Francis, who was then known as ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - When Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected in 2013 as Pope Francis, he was a near total Vatican outsider. He had never been a Vatican official, instead spending decades in ...

Understanding the politics of the cardinals—and how Francis may have influenced the election of his successor.

"It went well but I can't say anything." These are the only words from Cardinal Angelo Becciu after meeting Leo XIV. It was a ...

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina is pictured after being elected Pope, and stating he'll be known as Pope Francis on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily ...

The problem was that Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio had already been named pope. This conclave is going to be crucial for deciding the future direction of the Roman Catholic Church, and the field of ...

had tried to talk up Bergoglio in the 2005 conclave, but failed to get their man through after Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger’s momentum grew and Bergoglio bowed out — leading to the papacy of ...

When the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel spouts white smoke, it means that the Catholic Church officially has a new pope. White smoke tends to be a sign that a fire is creating gas or water vapor. It ...