Thousands of people gathered in Vatican City for the installation of the 266th pope.
Pope Francis urged princes, presidents, sheiks and thousands of ordinary people gathered for his installation Mass on Tuesday to protect the environment, the
Pope Francis put his humility on display during his first day as pontiff Thursday, stopping by his hotel to pick up his luggage and pay the bill himself in a
Within an hour of white smoke signaling the election of a new pope, a seagull landed on the Sistine Chapel's chimney.
On March 13, 2013, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium.
Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope Wednesday and chose the name Francis, becoming the first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside
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Black smoke again billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, meaning that Catholic cardinals hadn't elected a pope on their second or third