Jorge Mario Bergoglio was 17 years old when he first received his vocation to become a priest. It happened on Sept. 21, 1953 ...
The Pope's got jokes. Because religion isn't drab and dour, because laughter humanises, and without humanity where would we ...
Held in a spirit of fraternity in al-Sistani’s home, it was “a gesture eloquent in the East, even more than declarations or ...
At the age of 44, Pope Francis suffered from gangrene of the gallbladder, a serious complication that occurs when the tissue ...
Pope Francis is celebrating his 88th birthday, making him one of the oldest popes in the history of the Catholic Church and ...
Pope Francis is celebrating his 88th birthday. He is one of the oldest popes in the history of the Church and the oldest ...
NEW YORK, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Lesley Nicol says her "Downton Abbey" co-star, Hugh Bonneville, and her late brother were ...
Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) is the head of the Catholic Church and the bishop of Rome. This essay has been adapted ...
The Ostrogoths of King Totila conquer Rome by bribing the Byzantine garrison. 1398: Turkic conqueror Tamerlane captures and sacks ...