Pope Francis, baptized as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, celebrated his patron saint’s feast day every April 23 ... the construction of showers in St. Peter’s Square as well as a health care center ...

There have been twelve Greek Popes in the history of the papacy, with Saint Peter considered to be the first Catholic leader.

Pope Francis died Monday, history's first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for ...

Of the many devotions Pope Francis promoted during his pontificate, perhaps none is better known than his devotion to Our ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Speaker of the House Emerita Nancy Pelosi about her experiences meeting Pope Francis and ...

The trio is elected through the drawing of lots among cardinals to three-day terms to help the camerlengo run ... The Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter every Feb. 22. The ...

Today is the feast day of St. Mark. The first of the four canonical Gospel versions is attributed to him. The Synoptic Gospels tell of Jesus commissioning his disciples to go out and proclaim the ...

The first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church died on Monday after suffering a stroke and cardiac arrest.

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but ...

“He wanted to die in the light of the Resurrection, the biggest feast ... days of the coronavirus pandemic, as millions died and many more lived in fear, he had the icon brought to St. Peter ...

Mourners gathering at St. Peter’s Square for a rosary in ... The date that Francis signed his will is the feast day of Sts. Peter and Paul and a holiday in Rome. He says in the document that ...