A funeral will be held on Saturday for the pope, who changed the rules to make such ceremonies simpler than those ...

When Pope Francis visited New York City in 2015, he met and prayed with religious leaders of other faiths to spread a message ...

Oscar Crespo was watching TV in his native Buenos Aires when he saw the white smoke appearing above the Sistine Chapel at the ...

Despite having the world's fastest-growing Catholic population, odds are against Africa producing the next pontiff.

Pope Francis met former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at Dublin Castle in 2018 as part of a two-day visit to the Republic of Ireland ...

As the first Latin American and non-European pope in more than 1,000 years, Pope Francis's presence as the head of one of the ...

As news of the pope’s death traveled across the globe, observers fondly remembered a man who bought his own eyeglasses, got ...

The steady stream of young women joining religious orders stopped decades ago. That means the sisters who remain have little ...

A new poll finds about three-quarters of U.S. adults say their household contributed to a charitable organization.

The cardinals set the funeral for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, to be celebrated by the dean of the College of ...

Drawing on Latin American theology that emphasizes collaboration, developed in response to continued struggles with ...

This Saturday, the world will turn its attention to Vatican City to honor the life and legacy of Pope Francis — the first ...