The pontiff opened the two-day summit on Feb. 3 with a reflection on the many ways children are oppressed today, including ...

Rome — Pope ... this week, Francis said that he hadn't considered resigning even when he had major intestinal surgery. Francis had part of one of his lungs removed when he was a young man ...

There are many personal memories described in the book: As a young teacher ... Image A photo from an elementary school in Buenos Aires shows Jorge Mario Bergoglio, later Pope Francis, bottom ...

The 88-year-old Argentine also allegedly suggested that it was better that young men with homosexual tendencies not be allowed to enter the seminary. Pope Francis leads a mass during the first ...

One of Pope Francis ... titled “Hope,” Francis underlines this shift with a remarkable openness about his past mistakes and wrongdoings. They include as a young man getting into a fight ...

Pope Francis greets pilgrims from his wheelchair during the Saturday Jubilee audience in the Vatican’s Audience Hall, Jan. 11, 2025 (photo ... “A young policeman approaches the tinted window ...