Bergoglio, observers say, has not been shy about energetically taking on the president or her predecessor and late husband, Néstor Kirchner.

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, leaves behind one living sibling and a handful of nieces and nephews – only one of whom is expected to attend his funeral Saturday.

Jorge Mario Bergoglio - who will be now known as Pope Francis - has spent nearly his entire career at home in Argentina, overseeing churches and shoe-leather priests. The 76-year-old archbishop of ...

According to Vatican Radio, the new pope is Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It isn't known what papal name he's chosen. Bergoglio is 76. Update at 3:12 p.m. ET. Moments ...

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Bergoglio, who became pope in 2013 and took the name Francis, was known for taking the train. He would seek to make a divided Catholic Church more inclusive, as the world broadly grew more secular.

“Team Bergoglio,” as these reform-minded cardinals came to be known, had tried to talk up Bergoglio in the 2005 conclave, but failed to get their man through after Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger ...

Known until Wednesday as Jorge Bergoglio, the 76-year-old is known as a humble man who denied himself the luxuries that previous Buenos Aires cardinals enjoyed.

Bergoglio’s journey into priesthood wasn’t always clear-cut and he didn't set out to be a religious leader from the get-go. The turning point: Why he chose the priesthood.

Bergoglio grew up learning about literature and chemistry, among other subjects, and enjoyed everything typical of a teenage boy, Crespo says. Francis, seen at left, was born on December 17, 1936.

‘Team Bergoglio’ In his book “The Great Reformer,” Francis’ biographer Austen Ivereigh described the 2013 conclave and how Nichols’ predecessor, Murphy-O’Connor, and other reform ...