Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio who chose the name of Francis is the 266th pontiff ...

For the last few years of his life, my father was not himself. He often did not know where he was or recognize members of our family. Yet, he was still my dad. None of us were surprised when he passed ...

There is an old joke about Jesuits: “A humble Jesuit? A rarity. A Jesuit Pope? An impossibility. A humble Jesuit Pope? A miracle!” Pope Francis’s pontificate has been both improbable, and in its own ...

On April 21, 2025, the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled for Pope Francis, marking the end of his life and his 12-year papacy. As the 265th successor of St. Peter, the Argentinian pontiff left a ...

Pope Leo XIV met Monday with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church and ...