Pope Francis arrives in the churchyard to greet the faithful at the end of the Holy Mass on Palm Sunday for the beginning of the Holy Week of Easter in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. Pope Francis ...

Pope Francis has warned against having a hard heart that is closed to God’s mercy.Speaking on Tuesday morning during Mass at the Casa Santa Marta before joining the Synod Fathers gathered in the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." "The residence in the Apostolic Palace is tastefully decorated and large, but not luxurious," Pope ...

Pope Francis waves goodbye to Jordan's King Abdullah II after a private audience at the Domus Sanctae Marthae, the guesthouse where the pope resides, in this file photo from April 7, 2014. (CNS ...

On Easter Monday, at 7:30 a.m. local time, Pope Francis, 88, died at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta. Although his health had been declining, Francis’ death was sudden. It was ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope in 2013, he chose not to move into the papal apartments in ...

Pope Francis was known for his humble ways, which began when he joined the Jesuits in the 1950s. He signed away his possessions to the religious order and took a vow of poverty, which he tried hard to ...

"The residence in the Apostolic Palace is tastefully decorated and large, but not luxurious," Pope Francis once explained. “It is big and spacious, but the entrance is really tight. People can come ...