The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on April 21: December 17, 1936: Jorge Mario ...

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, ...