VATICAN CITY — So much for a short pontificate. Pope Francis celebrates the 10th anniversary of his election Monday, far outpacing the “two or three” years he once envisioned for his papacy ...

The Catholic Church is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis's pontificate. The pontiff – who began his papacy on March 13 2013 – did not make much spectacle of the papal milestone ...

Pope Francis greets a boy who ran onstage during ... In 2021, Martin released a handwritten letter from the pope that commended his LGBT ministry. (CNS/Vatican Media) Dutchin: As a nontheistic ...

because LGBT people "are children of God and God loves them." Back in St Peter's Square, his message over, Francis delivered his signature sign-off: "Don't forget to pray for me," the pope said.

Pope Francis marks 10 years of his papacy on March 13. The 86-year-old pontiff has pushed the Catholic Church to the left, cheering many Catholics but also angering traditionalists.

A former Catholic priest who left the vocation to start a family says Pope Francis is "speaking the truth" when he says celibacy is not an essential element to Catholic priesthood. The pontiff ...

We should treat the physical and social differences of others as a chance to love, not as an inconvenience, Pope Francis said in his Angelus address on Sunday. The pope’s weekly message focused ...

Following are some of the major events of the life and ministry of Pope Francis, who marks the 10th anniversary of his election as pontiff on March 13.

The leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics has steered his church leftward after more than two decades of conservative ...

He said such legislation is an injustice and a sin, because LGBT people "are children ... The first Jesuit pope and the first to take the name Francis - after the saint of the poor - was elected ...