The new pope had a close relationship with Francis, whose legacy looms large. A key inspiration for that legacy, however, is the witness of Latin American Christians whose blood has been shed for ...

COMMENTARY: Pope Francis’ successor should address four main aspects: persecution, social doctrine, missionary withering and ...

European pope in centuries, Francis was especially aware of colonialism’s impact and the need to embrace many cultures within ...

Few, if any, Latin Americans show up on the speculative lists of who might be elected as the supreme pontiff, or “papabile.” ...

Bells tolled in church towers across Rome after the announcement, which was read out by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo, from the chapel of the Domus Santa Marta, where Francis ...

The Chicago-born pope has dual citizenship in the U.S. and Peru, where he was a missionary and a bishop. | Opinion ...

The death of Pope Francis marks the end of an era for the Catholic Church in Latin America. As the first Latin American pontiff, his legacy in the region is complex, according to analysts ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Several months after he assumed leadership of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis made his first trip overseas. It was back home to Latin America, where the Argentine pontiff ...

Francis, who died on Easter Monday, transformed the Catholic Church. He will be a tough act to follow, writes Omar G.

On 13 March 2013, Pope Francis emerged on the balcony overlooking St Peter's Square. Clad simply in white, he bore a new name ...