Item 1 of 10 Newly elected Pope Francis appears at the window of his future private apartment to bless the faithful, gathered below in St. Peter’s Square, during the Sunday…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance met briefly with Pope Francis on Sunday to exchange Easter greetings, after they got into a long-distance tangle over the Trump…

Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Tributes are being paid to Pope Francis after the confirmation of his death by the Vatican. He was…

Pope Francis did not attend the Vatican’s official meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Saturday, instead having his No. 2 deliver a lecture on compassion, according to a…

See the latest at the Vatican in our live stream above – press watch live at the top of the page. A papal funeral has traditionally been an elaborate affair,…

Pope Francis, the Argentine Jesuit who became the first Roman Catholic pontiff from the Americas, has died, the Vatican said Monday. He was 88. In a video address, Cardinal Kevin…

The son of Italian emigrants to Argentina, Francis was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires on Dec. 17, 1936. As a young man, Bergoglio worked as a bouncer and…

Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born on December 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires to parents of Italian descent. The oldest of five children, the pope often recalled fond memories of a…

For some artists, playing Coachella is an undeniable career peak. But it isn’t merely about booking the stage; you have to be prepared to seize the moment and define the…