Pope Francis became Pope in 2013, shortly after Benedict XVI's resignation. Since, he's met with millions of Catholics and ...

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The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like his death.

Pope Francis has received get-well notes featuring heartwarming drawings from children in the hospital where he is staying.

THE Pope could resign if his health gets any worse, according to a cardinal, to become the second in a row to shrug the papal ...

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Members of the Swiss Guard are rehearsing the Pontiff’s funeral after the 88-year-old lamented “he won’t make it this time,” ...