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 ...

Most popes have come from Europe, even though there are countries in South and Central America, Asia, and Africa with ...

Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. As tributes pour in from around the world, the Vatican faces a transition.

In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza ...

For Elijah Smith, who grew up Lutheran and Southern Baptist, Pope Francis' teachings that centered on social justice and ...

Pope Francis is being remembered for a progressive legacy because of his stance on issues related to the LGBTQ+ community and ...

Pope Benedict was an ardent defender of Catholic traditions. Pope Francis, who died Monday, chose a more liberal direction.

Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday after lying in state for three days in St. Peter’s Basilica, where the ...

Meet the Irish-American Camerlengo and Italian dean who are in charge of administering the Church during this interim period.

Pope Francis, spiritual leader of the world's nearly 1.5 billion Catholics, died of a stroke at the age of 88. Seth Doane has ...

ATLANTA — Catholic civil rights group, the Catholic League, has written to a letter to the House Ethics Committee saying that ...

The crowds are getting bigger in Vatican City as people pay their respects to Pope Francis and preparations begin for the ...