From working as a bouncer at a Buenos Aires nightclub to presiding over the Vatican, the path Pope Francis forged as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church was as unlikely as it was unprecedented.

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JOHANNESBURG — A Pentecostal church in South Africa celebrated Easter Sunday with mass wedding ceremonies for around 3,000 people, with many of them entering into polygamous marriages.

Pope Francis, a leader known for steering the Catholic Church toward mercy and care for the marginalized, often to the point of controversy, has died at the age of 88. Instead, experts said ...

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Pope Francis strayed from the more conservative path during his time as leader of the Catholic Church. Director for Undergraduate Studies at Boston College Father Gustavo Morello, S.J. and former ...

Pope Francis passed away this morning at 88 years old. Director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University Kim Daniels joins Chris Jansing to reflect on ...

After his release, Francis led the church through the Easter season ... The AP is solely responsible for this content. The Free Press acknowledges the financial support it receives from members ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent evening ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in ... The Free Press acknowledges the ...