It is easy to see that Pope Bergoglio is multicultural and has many identities that are fluid and dynamic. Perhaps the greater question is, with all of the candidates who are racially indigenous or ...

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has passed away after 12 years as the Papal leader. This video delves into the extraordinary life of the first South American Pope and examines the 1995-year ...

Like many other older churchmen, politicians and businessmen in Argentina, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been questioned by some for his role during this country’s bloody 1976–83 military ...

VATICAN CITY — Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope Wednesday, becoming the first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name ...

Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that the Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope. Bergoglio, who chose the name Pope Francis, is the first pope ever from the ...

Bergoglio had reportedly finished second in the 2005 conclave that produced Benedict — who last month became the first pope to resign in 600 years. The speed with which he was elected pope this time ...

It is said that one Pope boils and the other unboils. In 2021, Pope Francis took a hard stance to strictly prohibit Latin ...

Deminer, somewhat equivocal, certainly cautious and moderate. Pope Leo XIV has been described in various ways during these ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — From the moment Pope Leo XIV emerged from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, church observers have sought comparisons between the new, U.S.-born pontiff and his predecessor Pope ...

Argentine Jorge Bergoglio has been elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Pope Francis. VATICAN CITY (AP) — ...