Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Francis was elected Pope in 2013 after his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI became the first Pope to resign in about 600 years. Francis, chosen as TIME’s 2013 Person of ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was first elected as the 266th pope on March 13, 2013, becoming the first Latin American pope. advertisement See photos from his election in 2013.

Pope Francis, who was elevated to the papacy in 2013, died on Monday, April 21, a day after celebrating Easter at the Vatican. Here are some key events in the life of the man born Jorge Mario ...

From his election as Pope in 2013, Francis sought to reform by helping the Church develop its “heart for the poor,” its capacity for listening and accompanying, for sensing need and responding.

NEW YORK, April 21. /TASS/. Time magazine has placed a photo of Pope Francis on the cover of its latest issue to commemorate his passing. The cover features a black-and-white image of the pontiff ...

By now, you might have heard that Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88, after battling pneumonia. As the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics and many others mourn him, people are also remembering ...

Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.

CNA Staff, Apr 25, 2025 / 07:00 am. Like his predecessors, Pope Francis’ pontificate was marked not only by historic events and memorable themes but also by his personality, character, and style.

On March 13, 2013, Oscar Crespo was watching TV in his native Buenos Aires when he saw the white smoke appearing above the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican: a new pope was elected.

Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell announced the death of Pope Jorge Mario Bergogliopope Monday morning, the Vatican announced, adding that he passed away at 7:35 a.m. local time. Look back at the day ...