Pope Francis has appointed Consolata Missionary Sister Simona Brambilla to be the first woman to lead a Vatican dicastery, naming her prefect of the Dicastery for the Institutes of Consecrated Life ...

That’s an incredible blessing. You’ve described yourself as "Bergoglian to the core" (after Pope Francis' birth name, Jorge Bergoglio). What does that mean? It’s said that Pope Francis was ...

Join us as we take a look back at some of the events that have shaped the last quarter of a century – and the ways in which ...

In a rare conversation with Norah O'Donnell, Pope Francis talked about Catholics in Gaza and the legacy he hopes to leave in ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio was 17 years old when he first received his vocation to become a priest. It happened on Sept. 21, 1953 ...

“The Roman Curia can no longer say, ‘The law is set here, and it is to be obeyed out there,’” Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta told America’s Vatican correspondent in this exclusive ...

Francis has suffered spells of ill health in recent years. When he was 21, the then Jorge Bergoglio developed pleurisy and had part of one of his lungs removed in his native Argentina. He has ...

Francis has suffered spells of ill health in recent years. When he was 21, the then Jorge Bergoglio developed pleurisy and had part of one of his lungs removed in his native Argentina. He has ...

Pope Francis, who has just turned 88 and has been suffering from a heavy cold, will lead the regular Sunday Angelus prayer ...

He also liked the milonga, another typical dance from his homeland. 4. He was a bouncer in a nightclub Like any young man, Jorge Bergoglio worked various jobs to earn his first salary. Although his ...

Francis’ vision for a ‘synodal’ church is one built on trust and relationships − a dance where partners work together.