The fear of losing power – and the economic and political benefits that come with it – after only one term in office is evident in President Hakainde Hichilema’s increasingly panicky and politically ...

He was a pope who understood the power of a simple touch: caressing the deformed head of a man in St.<a ...

Pope Francis charmed the world with those poignant acts of love, humility and informality, starting with his first appearance ...

The first pope from the Americas was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Dec. 17, 1936. He was chosen ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was first elected as the 266th pope on March 13, 2013, becoming the first Latin American ...

December 16, 2023: Vatican tribunal convicts Cardinal Angelo Becciu of embezzlement and sentences him to 5½ years in prison ...

Pope Francis changed the face of the modern papacy more than any predecessor by shunning much of its pomp and privilege, but ...

He will go down in history as a radical pontiff and a champion of underdogs who forged a more compassionate Catholic Church.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement ...