Given that his own vocation came through an experience of God’s mercy, Pope Francis chose his motto, “Miserando atque ...

Pope Francis has a packed schedule while he is in Singapore. He arrived in Singapore from Dili, Timor-Leste at about 2.50pm ...

who will retire later this year after succeeding Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio when the latter became Pope Francis in 2013. Fernández shall not be seeking reelection and thus will complete his ...

COMMENTARY: The Holy Father’s recent nod to the late Jesuit Father Pedro Arrupe, the controversial Father General of his ...

Michael W. Higgins is the Basilian Distinguished Fellow of Contemporary Catholic Thought at the University of Toronto’s St.

POPE Francis is expected to arrive in Port Moresby tomorrow as part of his tour of Asia and Oceania. He is the second Pope to visit Papua New Guinea, Pope John Paul II was the first, in 1984 and then ...

The former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope on March 13, 2013. He is the 266th pontiff and the first from Latin America, as well as the first to take the name Francis.

WHEN WAS POPE FRANCIS ELECTED? The former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope on March 13, 2013. He is the 266th pontiff and the first from Latin America, as well as the ...

SINGAPORE - On Sept 2, the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, started a 12-day trip across South-east Asia, visiting Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore. In Singapore ...

Pope Francis embarked on a 12-day trip across Southeast Asia — his longest since becoming head of the Catholic Church in 2013. After visiting Indonesia, the 87-year-old is now heading to Papua New ...

Here are some statistics about Pope Francis, 87, who is in the midst of a 33,000-km (20,500-mile) tour of four Southeast ...