Pope Francis urged princes, presidents, sheiks and thousands of ordinary people gathered for his installation Mass on Tuesday to protect the environment, the weakest and the poorest, mapping out a clear focus of his priorities as leader of the …
Pope Francis put his humility on display during his first day as pontiff Thursday, stopping by his hotel to pick up his luggage and pay the bill himself in a decidedly different style of papacy than his tradition-minded predecessor, who tended to …
Argentine Jorge Bergoglio has been elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Pope Francis.
With the election of a new pope under way in Vatican City, here's a guide so you know what to expect.
Black smoke has poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that cardinals have failed to elect a pope on their first try.
In the secretive world of the Vatican, there is no way to know who is in the running, and history has yielded plenty of surprises.
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Pope Benedict XVI's successor is chosen by the College of Cardinals in Conclave in the Sistine Chapel.
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