The Argentine priest whom Pope Francis held up as the model confessor has died in Buenos Aires at age 98 ROME -- Cardinal Luis Pascual Dri, the Argentine priest whom Pope Francis held up as the model ...

Pope Francis meets with former Cuban President Fidel Castro at Castro's resident in Havana, Sept. 20, 2015. The former president of Cuba is shown giving Francis a book about his thoughts on religion.

Pope Francis will be discharged from the hospital on Sunday and return to his residence at the Vatican, his doctors announced at a press conference Saturday. The pope has been in the hospital for ...

Some of Pope Francis' best moments from this year -- his second since taking office -- had serious policy implications as well. Here are some of the highlights.

Pope Francis' Election: Not a 'Dry Eye in the House' at Conclave, Cardinal Says. First pope to succeed a retired pope in 600 years plans mass, prayers. By ABC News. March 13, 2013, 8:38 PM.

March 13, 2013— -- There's been some excited chatter that the new pope, Pope Francis of Argentina (formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio), has made history as the first-ever non-European pope.

Here is the full text of the speech Pope Francis was slated to give to Congress, as translated by the Holy See: Mr. Vice-President,Mr. Speaker,Honorable Members of Congress,Dear Friends, ...

Pope Francis, hospitalised for two weeks with pneumonia in both lungs, spent a peaceful night after suffering a breathing crisis, the Vatican said on March 01, 2025. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty ...

Popes have traditionally been buried in three nested coffins: cypress, lead, and oak Pope Francis approved reforms in 2024 that eliminate this ritual, choosing simplicity The change reflects ...

Pope Francis shakes hands with Sheik Ahmed al-Tayeb, grand imam of Egypt's Al-Azhar Mosque and University, during a document signing at an interreligious meeting at the Founder's Memorial in Abu ...

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 ...