Hundreds of students, families and community members gathered for a candlelight procession at Iona Preparatory School in New Rochelle on Tuesday. The event honored and remembered Pope Francis.

March 13, 2013 -- There's been some excited chatter that the new pope, Pope Francis of Argentina (formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio), has made history as the first-ever non-European pope.

Pope Francis says he has no plans to resign and isn’t suffering from any health problems that would require doing so, saying in a new memoir he still has “many projects to bring to fruition.” ...

McKnight, who grew up in Wichita, told his new flock, “Pope Francis gave me to you. I belong to you now. Please pray for me, that I will lead with an openness of spirit.” ...