Although Francis did not change doctrine, he was revolutionary in every other way. The stylistic change was immediately ...

For months, the pontiff spoke by telephone almost every night with people sheltering in a Catholic church in the battered ...

Peter was the first pontiff of the Catholic church, and several popes have been considered "great" in the interim.

Pope Francis of Argentina after attending Easter mass and engaging worshipers from the 'Popemobile' Sunday, passed on Monday ...

(James Hill | The New York Times) Bishops and cardinals during the funeral service of Pope Benedict XVI at St. Peter's ...

Pope Francis, who died Monday, will be laid to rest in the days ahead following a Saturday funeral service sure to draw leaders from around the world.

Following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88, a papacy expert elaborated on the process for electing a new pope in addition to sharing his thoughts about potential successors to Francis and ...

Pope Francis stepped onto the world’s stage at a time when many—so many, too many—of the world’s leaders spoke and acted out ...

When Francis became the first Latin American pope in 2013, many hoped he would reverse the Roman Catholic Church’s decline in ...

Tributes to Pope Francis pour in from around the world with Vatican set to published details of funeral and conclave ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Cardinals gathered Tuesday at the Vatican to begin scheduling Pope Francis’ funeral and burial, planning ...

Grief and tributes for Pope Francis were shared around the world Tuesday, a day after the popular pontiff died at age 88.