A group representing priest abuse victims requests a meeting with Pope Francis
It's still much too early to say what the election of Pope Francis will mean both for the Catholic Church and for the world. Unsurprisingly, the cardinals elected a man known for his orthodoxy on cultural issues such as gay
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been elected the new Pope. He has chosen the papal name Pope Francis. Here are the facts:– He staunchly opposes…
ROME — The choice of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as pope was so surprising, the Italian bishops sent out an e-mail congratulating the wrong man. His profile was so low that he was barely mentioned by the feverish handicappers and Vaticanologists
New pope is Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the former archbishop of Buenos Aires, who takes the name Pope Francis. Francis, 76, is the first non-European pope in the modern era, the first South American pope
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis could have been excused for sleeping in Thursday, a day after shocking the world with a series of pontiff firsts: a Jesuit from Latin America who chose a name honoring St. Francis of Assisi. But the newly elected leader of






