Pope Francis (Latin: Franciscus; Italian: Francesco; Spanish: Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; [b] 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State.

You can learn more about the theme by reading Pope Francis’ Bull of Indication Spes non confundit — “Hope does not disappoint” — in full. First, we should look at how pilgrims can receive a plenary indulgence by passing through one of Rome’s four Holy Doors.

Mar 13, 2013 · Praying for an end to a pandemic During the lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 in Italy, Pope Francis performed an extraordinary Urbi et Orbi (“To the City and to the World”) blessing in a dark, deserted St. Peter's Square.

Jul 5, 2024 · As Pope Francis makes his fourth visit to Italy, specifically to Trieste, on Sunday, July 7, we take a look back at the complex but essential relationship between Francis and his adopted...

Mar 11, 2024 · The clergy sexual abuse scandal is slowly gathering steam in Italy with increasing media coverage, criminal convictions and the launch Monday, Marcg 11, 2024, of an investigative podcast dedicated to a case that tangentially involved Pope Francis.

Aug 28, 2022 · Pope Francis became the first pope in 728 years to open the Holy Door of a 13th-century basilica in L’Aquila, Italy, on Sunday.

Apr 28, 2024 · With a message of hope and faith, this fifth Sunday of Easter, Pope Francis has left Italy's iconic canal-filled city of Venice, after an intense morning, that marked his first pastoral visit, and travel outside of Rome, since the start of the year.

Apr 28, 2024 · Pope Francis prays inside St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy, Sunday, April 28, 2024. The Pontiff arrived for his first-ever visit to the lagoon town including the Vatican pavilion at the...

Pope Francis was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on Dec. 17, 1936 in Buenos Aires. His father was a railway worker who immigrated to Argentina from Italy, and his mother was a housewife...

Apr 20, 2021 · Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis on March 13, 2013, when he was named the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Bergoglio, the first pope from the Americas, took his papal title...