(MENAFN- The Conversation) Jorge Mario Bergoglio was 17 years old when he first received his vocation to become a priest. It ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Lesley Nicol says her "Downton Abbey" co-star, Hugh Bonneville, and her late brother were ...

Pope Francis is celebrating his 88th birthday. He is one of the oldest popes in the history of the Church and the oldest ...

Pope Francis is celebrating his 88th birthday, making him one of the oldest popes in the history of the Catholic Church and ...

Pope Francis has approved new rites for his own funeral for when he dies to simplify rituals and be buried outside the Vatican.

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 ...

Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) is the head of the Catholic Church and the bishop of Rome. This essay has been adapted ...

At the age of 44, Pope Francis suffered from gangrene of the gallbladder, a serious complication that occurs when the tissue ...

The Pope's got jokes. Because religion isn't drab and dour, because laughter humanises, and without humanity where would we ...

Happy Birthday Pope Francis!To mark his 88th birthday today, Pope Francis has released several excerpts from his ...