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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humility and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives over climate change and critiques ...

The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing ...

Pope Francis signaled a very different tone for the papacy, stressing humility over hubris for a Catholic Church beset by scandal and accusations of indifference.

After his election, the Argentinian became the “first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit, the 266th pope in the history of the Catholic Church, and the 265th successor of ...

Mark Carney’s political career is only months old, and it’s already been a roller-coaster ride. The former central banker ...

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Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method — a system known as the Papal conclave.

VATICAN CITY- Early Easter Monday morning, the Vatican announced the death of Pepe Francis. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, ...

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NPR international correspondent Ruth Sherlock and NPR religion correspondent Jason DeRose provide the latest updates after Pope Francis's death.