March 13, 2013— -- There's been some excited chatter that the new pope, Pope Francis of Argentina ... Pope Theodore I was born in Jerusalem and Pope John V came from what is now Turkey.

Pope Francis met briefly with House Speaker John Boehner in an opening act of his historic visit to Congress. 24/7 Live Houston Southwest Southeast Northwest Northeast Welcome, Mickey ...

(He also hearkened to John Paul II, echoing that pope’s evangelizing catchphrase: “Be not afraid.”) Francis was known for a lively sense of humor, a trait Leo was displaying within hours of ...