As Catholics mourn the death of Pope Francis, the religious leader is being remembered for his historic apology for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools.

Pope Francis, who was elevated to the papacy in ... and has turned Earth into "an immense pile of filth." July 10, 2015: Apologizes in Bolivia for the sins and crimes of the Catholic Church ...

Pope Francis, whose 12-year papacy ushered in a more open, welcoming Catholic Church that prioritized empathy for the poor and disenfranchised — including Indigenous victims of Canada's church-run ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio became a pope of many firsts: the first modern pope from outside Europe, the first whose papal name honors St. Francis of Assisi, and the first Jesuit – a Catholic religious ...

As the white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel, signaling the election of a new Pope, a sense of reflection and mourning ...