Today, March 13, marks the 12th ... voted to elect him pope on Wednesday afternoon, March 13, 2013. His surprise election caused a seismic shift in the Catholic Church with its 1.3 billion members ...

Pope Francis has begun his 28th consecutive day in hospital on the 12th anniversary of when he was elected pope in 2013 ...

Pope Francis marks 12 years as head of the Catholic Church on Thursday, seemingly out of danger after a month in hospital but with his health casting a shadow over his future.

Pope Francis, who has been in hospital since February 14 with pneumonia in both lungs, is stable and talk has turned to when ...

Francis was elected on March 13, 2013 as the 266th pontiff — and the Catholic Church’s first Latin American pope. The pope’s anniversary is a public holiday at the Vatican, but no special ...

The papacy’s history is one of triumph, scandal, and intrigue, reflecting the Church’s enduring role ... Many early Popes, such as Pope Clement I and Pope Sixtus II, were martyred for their ...