Before embarking on the trip, Pope Francis visited the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, offering roses and prayers ...

Pope Francis, formerly Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, was the first Latin-American pontiff in the history of the ...

Pope Gregory IX officially canonised St Francis of Assisi as a saint. Francis was declared the patron saint of animals and ecology due to his deep love for nature and all living things.

Pope Francis has died at age 88. The first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the ...

Pope Francis took his name from Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology and animals — values that became cornerstones of his papacy."In 2015, he wrote the encyclical 'Laudato Si.' ...

Tens of thousands of mourners flooded into St Peter's Square on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, the champion of the ...