In his newly released memoir, Hope, the story of the world that made Jorge Mario Bergoglio — and, by extension, the world leader we know as Pope Francis — is a story finally told in his own words. But ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the Argentinian cardinal who was elected pope and will take the name Francis, is said to have a good relationship with Argentinian Jews. (JTA) – Jorge Mario Bergoglio ...

With the publication of this autobiography, Pope Francis cements his monumental project of demystifying the papacy.

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

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles' digital team helped produce this month's “The Pope Video” in collaboration with the Pope’s ...

Constantly in the public eye, Pope Francis is instantly recognisable across the globe, and his likeness adorns t-shirts, mugs ...

Barrio boys: Jorge Mario Bergoglio (left) with his brother Oscar in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the future pope was born in 1936. In 2013 Bergoglio became the first pope ever from the Americas - AP ...

The pope, whose birth name is Jorge Mario Bergoglio as he is descended from Italian immigrants to Argentina, defined migrants as "teachers of hope." He said: "I am the son of migrants, and at home ...

ROME — On the day of his election as Pope Francis (now more than 11 years ago), the Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was described as a choice that was not only unexpected, but ...

It’s the backstory that is so fascinating. As he recounts in Hope, as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, he was born in 1936 in Argentina, the child of a large migrant Italian family, who grew up with a ...

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 ...

Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for the month of February, and urges Catholics to pray for young men and women to ...