Pope Francis` new autobiography, `Hope,` reveals personal sacrifices, including missing pizza and TV, since becoming Pope. He reflects on his youth, faith, and migrant experiences.

Constantly in the public eye, Pope Francis is instantly recognisable across the globe, and his likeness adorns t-shirts, mugs ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday continued his yearlong ... Athletes in this year’s college football playoffs have made it clear that the glory of a national championship comes only second to their ...

Pope Francis' autobiography ... The pope is a noted fan of soccer, or football as he — and most of the world — calls it. He has a particular affinity for San Lorenzo, the club in his Buenos ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis reveals his “mischievous ... not being able to watch matches of his favourite San Lorenzo football team — though a Swiss Guard brings him match results ...

Further reading: Pope Francis and football star Lionel Messi swap jerseys It’s the colors of his favorite team, draped on windows and balconies, marking the boundaries of the Boedo neighborhood ...

"That is why I'm here now," Francis writes. "You can't imagine how many times I have found myself thanking Divine Providence." 2. His father died after suffering a heart attack at a soccer match. The ...

So this month Pope Francis, the first Latin American and the ... For this very accessible pope, God can be found in humour, football and Fellini films. But above all it’s in the willingness ...

In a telegram sent to Archbishop Aymond on Jan. 2, Pope Francis said he was “deeply ... s Sugar Bowl doubles as a much-anticipated college football playoff game between the University of Notre ...

Pope Francis reveals his “mischievous” youth in an autobiography published Tuesday, in a book that also touches on his childhood, immigration and ordering pizza. In excerpts of “Hope: The ...