Newly elected Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican - Créditos: @DYLAN MARTINEZ A native of Buenos Aires City and a ...
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, after being elected by the conclave of cardinals March 13, 2013 - Créditos: @DYLAN MARTINEZ ROME.- It was supposed to be a “short” pontificate, one that ...
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VATICAN CITY – Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope Wednesday, becoming the first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name ...
Pope Francis, celebrated as a humble yet forceful pontiff, died on April 21 leaving behind a rich legacy of inclusion and activism. His leadership – of over some 1.4 billion Catholics globally – will ...
It is easy to see that Pope Bergoglio is multicultural and has many identities that are fluid and dynamic. Perhaps the greater question is, with all of the candidates who are racially indigenous or ...
Pope Francis, who was elevated to the papacy in 2013, died on Monday, April 21, a day after celebrating Easter at the Vatican. Here are some key events in the life of the man born Jorge Mario ...
ROME — Pope Francis, the first non-European head of the Roman Catholic Church in more than a millennium, died at age 88. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, a top Vatican official, announced the death of Pope ...
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected in a surprise choice to be the new leader of the troubled Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, taking the name Francis I and ...
After five ballots and just over a day, the 115 cardinal electors have selected Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the new successor to the Apostle Peter and head of the Catholic Church. He will assume ...
The late Pope Francis donated all his remaining money to a youth rehabilitation project inside a Roman prison in one of his final acts as the head of the Roman Catholic Church. Before his death last ...
UPDATE: (3:25 p.m.): Here he is. His first words to the faithful were: "It seems to me that my brothers and cardinals have chosen one who is from far away, but here I am." UPDATE (3:21 p.m.): ...