Ross Douthat: The death of Pope Francis ends, or at least temporarily suspends, a tumultuous period in the life of the ...

Pope Francis had refused to shy away from controversial topics — including illegal immigration, same-sex marriage and the ...

"The Slum Pope has died. Long live the pope of the poor, the marginalised, the disenfranchised," the world cried. Now that ...

He was the first-ever Jesuit Pope in history and as a Jesuit pope he took an oath of poverty, chastity and obedience to Christ. Traditionally, popes are provided official residence in the ...

His tenure coincided with one of the most tumultuous chapters of Argentine history — the “Dirty Wars” of the 1970s, when the ...

The Argentinian pontiff was a powerful progressive voice in world politics, the first Jesuit priest to be spiritual leader of ...

Dec. 13, 1969: Ordained a priest with the Jesuit religious order ... but for negotiating. And wars are resolved through negotiation. Think of the dead.” Elsewhere in the wide-ranging interview ...

"In terms of legacy, he leaves some very big shoes to fill," journalist John Allen Jr. said Monday about Pope Francis.

Bergoglio—a soft-spoken Jesuit with a reputation for austerity ... The world today feels fractured by wars, inequality, and culture wars. Politics, once a tool for unity, seems only to ...

Catholic faithful gathered for mass at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James in Downtown Brooklyn on Monday to celebrate the ...