Over his 12-year pontificate, Pope Francis created 163 cardinals from nearly 80 countries, including some two dozen that had not seen their own cardinal before — Haiti, Myanmar, East Timor ...

Catholics including Interim Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé filled the church of St Peter of Petion-Ville in Port-au-Prince in Haiti at a Mass to honour the late Pope Francis, who died aged ...

From Holy See to Hollywood. A noted historian dug into Pope Leo XIV‘s family tree, discovering it includes a who’s who of ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States, brings with him a diverse and complex heritage. His roots extend across numerous countries, and he is reportedly even distantly related to stars ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, ... An order priest born in Haiti, Fabre-Jeune was previously the administrator at San Felipe de Jesus Mission in Forest Park, ...

Pope Francis' funeral took place six days after his death, at 88, on Easter Monday. Plus Icon Film ... You’ve got the Cardinals from Tonga, Haiti, Central Africa, Mongolia.

"Let us bring the peace of the risen Lord to our world, with the freedom born of the knowledge that we have been loved, ...

Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pope and the first pope from the Americas, left an impact on the Catholic Church and on the world in many different ways. Here are five standouts.

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, has shocked the world not with doctrine, but with DNA. A genealogical study by The New York Times reveals he is distantly related to celebrities like Madonna, ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ death today on Easter Monday marks the end of a historic 12-year papacy. The first Latin American and the first member of the Society of Jesus to be elected pope ...

Pope Leo’s lineage is international. His ancestors were born in France, Italy, Spain, the US, Cuba, Canada, Haiti, and Guadeloupe. The birthplaces of nine others remain unknown ...