(Corrects typo in name in paragraph 12) (Reuters) -Here are some statistics about Pope Francis, 87, who is in the midst of a ...

Pope Francis is the 266th Roman Pontiff of the Catholic Church. Formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was elected by the conclave of cardinals on March 13 ...

He is also the only pontiff in history to have been of English descent. While a strong majority of popes (217 of 266) have been Italian, there have been other nationalities represented in the ...

Pope Francis was elected as the 266th pope in March 2013. His memoir was published on the 11th anniversary of his papal inauguration.

Here is a look at the life of Pope Francis, the current pope and first non-European pontiff of the modern era. Personal Birth date: December 17, 1936 Birth place: Buenos Aires, Argentina Birth name: J ...

As Pope Francis, 87, continues his extensive 33,000-kilometer journey across four Southeast Asian nations, we take a closer ...

The former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope on March 13, 2013. He is the 266th pontiff and the first from Latin America, as well as the first to take the name Francis.

The pope greets people in St. Peter's Square. Five years ago this month, Pope Francis became the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church and the leader of its 1.29 billion adherents. He's been ...

The pope's bedroom is the main attraction, and it has a surprising history - it was used as a delivery room for refugees during the Second World War. Despite the 266 popes throughout history ...

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Pope Francis held an open-air mass for tens of thousands of Papua New Guinea's faithful on Sunday, imploring this nation "at ...

Here are some statistics about Pope Francis, 87, who is in the midst of a 33,000-km (20,500-mile) tour of four Southeast ...