because the FSA gave us Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother (1936) and the NEA backed John Kennedy Toole’s A Confederacy of Dunces (1980). Funding a variety of things is part of art support with ...

On March 13, 2013, Francis succeeded Pope Benedict XVI, who was the first pope to retire in six centuries. Francis became the ...

Yahoo News looks back on the legacy of Pope Francis — born as Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1936 — ...

But the turning point came when he stumbled upon the iconic 1936 photograph ‘Migrant Mother’. “That image changed the lives of migrant women in America. I knew then what I wanted to do ...

His death ends a historic chapter for the Catholic Church. The first Latin American pope, he opened the doors of his faith to ...

After decades of conservative leadership, Francis tried to reset the course of the Roman Catholic Church, emphasizing ...

Pope Francis, who rose from modest means in Argentina to become the first Jesuit and Latin American pontiff, died on Monday ...

The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just ...

Pope Francis, who visited the U.S. multiple times during his 12 years as the head of the Catholic Church but never to Houston ...

The Vatican said Francis, the first pope from Latin America, had died after a stroke, and revealed that his will requested a simple tomb in Rome.

Francis was born as Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1936, as the eldest of five ... Sitting: sister Maria Elena, mother Regina and father Mario Jose Francisco.

Leaders from Houston, Harris County and Texas have shared statements honoring Pope Francis and his legacy. Houston-area ...