Pope Francis marked 12 years as head of the Catholic Church on Thursday, celebrating with cake and slowly recovering after a ...

Francis was elected on March 13, 2013 as the 266th pontiff — and the Catholic Church’s first Latin American pope.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate in the hospital as he received increasingly positive medical news on his recovery and hundreds of messages wishing him well.

On the occasion of the 12th anniversary of his election to the papacy, Pope Francis received hundreds of drawings, messages, ...

As he enters his 13th year as pope, Francis stands tall as the moral authority in today’s world, a voice pleading for ...

Best known for his iconic film scores, Morricone’s deep Catholic faith led him to compose a Mass that now stands among his greatest works.

Pope Francis marked his 12th year as head of the Catholic Church on Thursday, seemingly out of danger after a month in the ...

Pope Francis marks 12 years as head of the Catholic Church on Thursday, seemingly out of danger after a month in hospital but ...

Pope Francis marked 12 years as head of the Catholic Church on Thursday, seemingly out of danger after a month in hospital ...

Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his papacy Thursday with increasingly positive medical updates four weeks into ...