Oscar Crespo was watching TV in his native Buenos Aires when he saw the white smoke appearing above the Sistine Chapel at the ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Jorge Mario Bergoglio, born in Buenos Aires, never set foot in his homeland after becoming Pope ...

Pope Francis was the world’s first Latin American pope and he particularly touched the heart of those from his continent.

VATICAN CITY — As Amazonian bishops gathered at the Vatican on Oct. 21, 2019, a man entered a nearby church after dawn and ...

He grew up in a working-class neighborhood in Dublin, and now Kevin Farrell is set to preside over the election of the new ...

About 200 of the 266 men to hold the title of pope hailed from within the borders of Italy. Here is a look at others, like Pope Francis, who didn't.

As Catholics mourn the death of Pope Francis and reflect on the pontiff's legacy as a reformer, questions are emerging about ...

The death of Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff and a key figure of the Catholic Church in the 21st century, ...

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires made history with his election on March 13, 2013, becoming the first Argentine ...

A Trump administration review stalled funds from a Biden-era effort to plant trees across American cities in neighborhoods ...

A cluster of evangelical groups in the state is pushing for environmental action. Leaders say they’re following the biblical ...

Pope Francis met with Indigenous people in Canada to hear firsthand accounts of harms inflicted by the country's residential schools. After his passing, Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy ...