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Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Pope Leo XIV is expected to travel to Lebanon before the end of the year on his first international trip.

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Catholic Church, has died at age 88. The Vatican will observe a nine-day mourning period, and the College of Cardinals will convene to elect a new pope.

Pope Francis, the charismatic and conciliatory Argentinian who moved to liberalize the Roman Catholic Church, dramatically reorienting the papacy’s posture toward homosexuality and modestly ...

Pope Francis poses for a picture with Egypt's Azhar Grand Imam, Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, as they arrive at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi on Feb. 4, 2019.

Feb. 28: Pope has 'worst night' in hospital While hospitalized, Pope Francis suffered multiple attacks of "acute respiratory insufficiency," according to daily updates issued by the Vatican.

Pope Francis, like all Catholic priests, vowed to celibacy and thus was not married or had children. Here's what we know about his family.