In his newly released memoir, Hope, the story of the world that made Jorge Mario Bergoglio — and, by extension, the world ...

The proclamation of the common faith requires, first of all, that we love one another,” the Holy Father said in a Feb. 6 ...

The Pope recounts how his mother initially opposed his vocation but later sought his blessing at his ordination ...

Under normal conditions, a pope releasing a highly personal memoir about his life would create quite a few headlines. However ...

Hope,” the first autobiography by a sitting pope, explores the role of faith, compassion and resilience in a world filled ...

Pope Francis indicated that the Catholic Church was willing to accept a common date for celebrating Easter in the West and ...

Can Hope, his autobiographical meditations on migration, sexuality and war, assuage a Catholic church in crisis ... numbers of migrants from Italy and some from the Middle East. Pope Francis’s ...

Pope Francis offered that reminder on Thursday as he met with a delegation of Orthodox clergy taking part in a study visit to ...

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 ...

“His mother, although she was Catholic ... pope, Francis found his vocation to the priesthood while he was on his way to celebrate Spring Day. When he stopped by a church to go to confession ...