Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Argentina, has been one of the most influential moral voices of the modern era. Since becoming the head of the Roman Catholic Church in 2013, he has been ...

More than a quarter of the global population still lacks access to seven basic needs identified as fundamental by the late Pope Francis -- with close to 60% living in nations with severe restrictions ...

Pope Francis on Friday received Argentina's new President Alberto Fernandez to the Vatican with his compatriot keen to address poverty and Buenos Aires' debts during private talks. "Your Holiness, ...

Pope Leo XIV decried poverty on Sunday, urging world leaders and Catholics to reach out to marginalised people, as the Church celebrated a "Jubilee of the Poor". The US pope has made social justice a ...