Francis, who took his name after Saint Francis of Assisi, was known for his outreach to the poor and those in poverty and that will be reflected in his minimalist burial at Saint Mary Major.

The conclave will be a "fight for the soul of the Catholic Church" between those who saw promise in the modernising changes ...

He took the name of Francis, as his papacy was modeled on St Francis of Assisi whose love for the ... (an act performed by Jesus to teach his followers to serve one another).

More than 30,000 people came to view Pope Francis's tomb during the first morning after the late pontiff's funeral. The ...

Anne Musser felt a special affinity for Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio when he ascended to the Roman Catholic papacy and took ...

Francis always encouraged me in our attempt to move forward as an ecumenical community and in welcoming young people from ...

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on December 17, 1936, in Argentina, was the first non-European pope after 13 ...

John XXIII, the pope who initiated the council in 1962, described it as an aggiornamento, a ‘bringing up to date’, an attempt ...

Pope Francis chose a more modest farewell, breaking with tradition for a simpler funeral. He was laid to rest in a plain ...

seeking inspiration from the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi. He maintained his temperament and form of pastoral leadership, and through his resolute personality, immediately made his mark on the ...

That is why most popes in history have chosen the name John. After stating his new name, the new pope is taken to the ...