Navarrosa, who is currently writing his thesis on the pope’s 2016 encyclical 'Amoris Laetitia,' recalls meeting Francis in ...

The pope's body will lie in state at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome starting April 23 and mourners can pay respects ahead of ...

Follow our coverage by clicking Watch live at the top of this page.

Maps, graphics explain relatively humble funeral for Pope Francis: public viewing, casket and non-traditional burial site ...

The Vatican has released photos of Pope Francis in his open coffin, dressed in a red robe with the papal mitre on his head ...

While outwardly it appeared to be a formality to arrange the details for Saturday's funeral, for cardinals who know the power ...

Pope Francis died Monday; here are the front runners for the Vatican leadership, and what they've said about Jews, Israel and ...

This is Latin for “having had mercy and choosing him” — a phrase that Francis chose as his motto when he was elevated to ...

When Pope Francis took on the challenge of leading the Catholic Church into a new era in 2013, he said that cleaning up a global sexual abuse crisis was high on the agenda, but some critics say he ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who has ties to the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, was chosen by Pope Francis to serve as ...

I often take exception to Scott Stantis’ editorial cartoon, published in the Chicago Tribune. However, his latest in the April 17 edition, commenting on civil political discourse versus accusations of ...

Gov. Matt Meyer ordered flags in Delaware to be flown at half-staff. Here's why he did so and what the practice means.