Pope Francis canonises saints, including Mother Teresa and Devasahayam Pillai, with historical controversies in canonisation ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, ...

He was the 266th pope and the first from Latin America. He was the first pontiff to take the name Francis. DURATIONFrancis ...

The figure includes the Martyrs of Otranto, residents of a southern Italian city slain by Ottoman troops in 1480. The Vatican says they numbered about 800. He beatified more than 1,350 people.