When Pope Paul VI died, the conclave elected him as the new pope on August 26, 1978. His papacy lasted only 33 days: he died on September 29, 1978. He was succeeded by John Paul II.

The pope could be seen smiling as Biden bent down to speak to him, with their foreheads touching at one point. But Trump, the ...

In the wake of Trump’s election victory last year, Pope Francis wasted no time in criticizing the notion of mass deportations ...

And that’s why you saw the reaction that I gave via the video.” In the video, a smiling Pope jumped up and down with his ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Pope Francis may yet earn the accolade "The Healing Pope" for the miracles he has been ...

"I have to apologise for being late," a smiling Pope said at the start of the Angelus address. He then asked the crowd for a round of applause for the firefighters. Addressing the crowd ...

Pope Francis reaches out, as he does every evening, via WhatsApp, to Father Gabriele Romanelli, parish priest of the Holy ...

Julia Bruzzese of Brooklyn, New York was in a wheelchair when the smiling Pope stopped by, touched her face and blessed her. She had been using the wheelchair ever since she suffered a sudden ...