Pope Francis

In a fascinating twist of fate, three major entertainment icons share ancestry with Pope Leo XIV, all thanks to tracing back to a 17th-century Quebec family.

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He was the first Latin American pope to ever be elected by the Catholic Church.

Documents requesting that Charlene Richard, Louisiana's Little Cajun Saint, be canonized will be sent to the Vatican and the public is invited to witness it.

Pope Francis spoke with the general public at the Vatican on Wednesday and he had some choice words for those who have pets instead of children, taken from the Vatican transcript of the speech.

According to reports, Pope Francis recently referred to sex outside of marriage as, "not the most serious sin".

If you don't trust the science behind the vaccine, you won't trust the science in the hospital (if you are lucky enough to get a room). Listen to the Pope.

The Vatican has made its stance on same-sex unions clear.

it sounds like Pope Francis has unofficially claimed Joe Biden the winner.

The pontiff was promoting the documentary “Francesco", which made it's debut this week at the Rome Film Festival.

He was coughing and blowing his nose during an Ash Wednesday Mass after having greeted crowds in St. Peter's Square during Italy's coronavirus outbreak.

Pope Francis has celebrated the first-ever airborne papal wedding.

Pope Francis spoke about the hopelessness and anxiety of the times we live in and how God wants to 'surprise' all people with new hope and peace.

Don't mess with the pope. Unless, of course, you're a little girl.

It wasn't so much a dog day afternoon as it was a god day afternoon.

Francis condemned abortion at the same time, saying that 'avoiding a pregnancy' is not an 'absolute evil' like ending a pregnancy.

Pope Francis' plane landed safely in Mexico City after its pilot was targeted by a laser pointer.

If you didn't get enough of Pope Francis during his visit to the U.S., you can still get a sussie to commemorate the occasion via several online shopping sites.

Pope Francis' high-profile trip to the US may be over, but his impact continues to be felt.