When Jorge Bergoglio chose the name Francis upon becoming pope, it was a tribute to his favorite saint. Others took ...

Like the other ceremonies and traditions that accompany the advent of a new pope, his newly chosen name will be imbued with ...

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...

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The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...

Many notes of reflection on the passing of the pope. This from my friend F in Wisconsin: “When he was a teenager, he loved to play basketball. Then, in his 20s, he had life-threatening pneumonia and ...

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Pope Francis and Kirill, patriarch of Moscow and all Russia, signed a Joint Declaration in Havana in 2016, which aimed to ...

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Francis, whose real name was Jorge Mario Bergoglio, died on April 21, marking the end of a 12-year papacy that saw the late pontiff trying to adjust the Roman Catholic Church to a changing ...