Pope Francis celebrates his 81st birthday during a private audience with children at the Vatican in 2017. Credit: Howard Schnapp Pope Francis greets the faithful as he goes through Central Park in ...

As Francis celebrates Dec. 17, his 10th birthday as pope, here is some papal trivia. Pope Francis celebrates his 86th birthday with the Missionaries of Charity on Dec. 17. (photo: National ...

Pope Francis has a lamb placed around his neck as he visits a living Nativity scene at the St. Alfonso Maria de’ Liguori parish church, on the outskirts of Rome, Monday, Jan. 6, 2014.

Pope Francis' open coffin at the Vatican's St. Peter's Basilica drew tens of thousands of mourners, and his funeral Saturday attracted some 250,000 in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican. The big ...

(7 of 17) People watch late Pope Francis' funeral ceremony on a large screen in Via della Conciliazione street, near the Vatican in Rome on April 26, 2025. (Photo by Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty ...

A.I.-generated images of Pope Francis have earned more views, likes and comments than many other A.I. photos. By Kalley Huang. Kalley Huang reports on youth and technology from San Francisco.