While no clear successor to Pope Francis has been named, traditionally the pope has been picked from within the College of ...

Pope Francis was widely considered one of the most liberal popes of the modern era. VATICAN CITY, — Pope Francis, the head of ...

After his election, the Argentinian became the “first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit, the 266th pope in the history ...

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