New Pope Puts Spotlight on Jesuits, an Influential Yet Self-Effacing Order

New Pope Puts Spotlight on Jesuits, an Influential Yet Self-Effacing Order

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The honeymoon that Pope Francis has enjoyed since his remarkable election hit a bump Friday, with the Vatican lashing out at what it called a defamatory and "anti-clerical left-wing" media campaign

San Lorenzo printed a picture of Pope Francis (or Papa Francisco) smiling and waving on the front of their shirts for the game, which remained scoreless for the first 73 minutes. But then, in a moment that could've been a minor miracle, an egregious

(TheBlaze/AP) -- The focus of Pope Francis' papacy began to emerge Saturday as he offered some intimate insights into the conclave that elected him pontiff, describing how he was immediately inspired to name himself after

Here is Pope Francis as a young teacher, in a slide show with a half-dozen of his predecessors, photographed before they ascendedâ€"as a child, a soldier, a priest shaving outdoors.

The humility of Pope Francis became evident moments after he was elected when he greeted his fellow cardinals “as brothers.” Story: Meet the new pope: Francis is humble leader who takes the bus to work While the rest of