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updated 5:59 AM EDT, Wed April 3, 2013

On Easter Sunday, Pope Francis kisses and hugs disabled boy lifted up in the crowd.

updated 12:09 PM EDT, Thu April 11, 2013

With the new pope himself a trained scientist, could the timing could be right for a new era of cooperation between the Vatican and science?

updated 5:22 AM EDT, Mon April 8, 2013

A new pope may be a positive development in many ways. CNN's Jim Bittermann reports on the economic effect he brings.

updated 8:45 AM EDT, Sat April 6, 2013

Jake Tapper talks to Father Edward Beck about Pope Francis' vow to act against sex abuse within the Catholic Church.

updated 8:06 AM EDT, Thu March 28, 2013

Pope Francis has decided not to move into the papal apartment used by Benedict XVI and others before him.

updated 10:10 AM EDT, Sun March 31, 2013

Pope Francis leads his first Easter celebrations with a Mass marking Easter Sunday -- the holiest day in the Christian calendar.

updated 5:20 PM EDT, Tue April 2, 2013

A disabled boy in St. Peter's Square was lifted into the arms of the pope. His mother describes the beautiful moment.

updated 2:40 PM EDT, Sat March 23, 2013

Pope Francis had lunch with predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI -- the first such encounter in history of the Roman Catholic Church.

updated 12:41 AM EDT, Sun March 17, 2013

He's the first Jesuit and the first Latin American in modern times to lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. But in some ways, he's just a normal guy.

updated 2:56 PM EDT, Sat March 16, 2013

Pope Francis is being painted as a humble and simple man, but his past is tinged with controversy.

updated 2:55 PM EDT, Tue March 19, 2013

It was with a call for the protection of the weakest in society that Francis was officially inaugurated as the Catholic Church's 266th pontiff.

updated 4:13 PM EDT, Thu March 14, 2013

While all eyes were on Rome for the election of a new pope, for Catholics, the importance of the event went beyond an impressive spectacle.

updated 4:21 AM EDT, Thu March 14, 2013

Click through our gallery to see photos of the celebrations after a new pope was announced.

updated 7:51 AM EDT, Thu March 14, 2013

The election of a pope from Latin America shows the emerging influence of the region in the Catholic church and the world.

updated 10:09 AM EDT, Thu March 14, 2013

One of the first questions many people ask when they start a new job is: What type of car will I get?

updated 7:55 AM EDT, Thu March 14, 2013

Call him Pope Francis, the pontiff of firsts.

updated 7:58 AM EDT, Thu March 14, 2013

Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina is known as a humble man, a capable administrator and -- as expected of a new pope -- a man of great faith.

updated 1:25 PM EDT, Thu March 14, 2013

Catholic faithful from Latin America cheered the historic election of the first pope from the region Wednesday.

updated 8:01 AM EDT, Thu March 14, 2013

Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina, the new pope, is breaking historic ground by choosing the name Francis.

updated 6:41 PM EDT, Thu March 14, 2013

St. Francis of Assisi, after whom Pope Francis has taken his name, captures the spirit of many Catholics.