ASSOCIATED PRESS Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio touches a baby after a 2011 Mass in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ASSOCIATED PRESS cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, right, gives the holy communion ...

It has been nearly twelve years to the day that Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis and since then has worked to help ...

I am angry about Cardinal Timothy Dolan's remark that the pontiff was “probably close to death.” What we need is Pope Francis ...

ROME — On the day of his election as Pope Francis (now more than 11 years ago), the Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was described as a choice that was not only unexpected, but ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, and Chicago-born Cardinals Robert Prevost and Wilton Gregory would be part ...

Pope Francis is the 266th Roman Pontiff of the Catholic Church. Formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was elected by the conclave of cardinals on March 13 ...

Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pope and one of the oldest popes in the Roman Catholic Church's history, has served as pope since 2013 ...

Francis, formerly known as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, became the bishop of Rome on March 13, 2013, marking the first Argentinian pope in recorded history. Francis replaced Pope Benedict XVI ...

“Now I apologize and ask the master to continue the reading due to difficulty in breathing,” said Jorge Mario Bergoglio before ... ceremony presided over by Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost.

who will retire later this year after succeeding Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio when the latter became Pope Francis in 2013. Fernández shall not be seeking reelection and thus will complete his ...

By Silvina Oranges - Buenos Aires A multitude of faithful gathered on Monday afternoon in Buenos Aires to pray for Pope ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich ... The selection in 2013 of Pope Francis, the former Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina, kicked open church doors to choosing popes from outside Europe.