Pope Francis was the first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit pontiff and the first to take the name of Francis, after St. Francis of Assisi. Jorge Mario Bergoglio ...
Cardinal Kevin Ferrell says Pope Francis has died at age 88. The first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor. But he ...
Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church's teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons. But he upheld it in other areas, such as abortion and celibacy for ...