Pope Francis was history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor ...

Francis suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was admitted to a hospital on Feb ...

World leaders have been paying tribute following the pontiff’s death and preparations are now under way for his funeral.

Pope Francis, a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church's conservatives and inspired some progressives, has died.

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88, the Vatican announced today. Francis, who was born ...