Departing our fair planet just moments after many in the Christian faith celebrated Easter Sunday—a holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ—Pope Francis passed away on Easter Monday.

Africans are hoping one of their own could become the first Black pope in modern history and build on Francis's legacy of ...

As tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within the walls of the ...

An Ohio native is among the Catholic Church cardinals who will choose a new pope. The funeral for Pope Francis, who died ...

During Francis’s papacy, evangelical Protestantism and secularism continued to remake Latin America’s religious geography, ...

Pope Francis will be laid to rest Saturday after lying in state for three days in St. Peter’s Basilica, where the faithful ...

If you're seeing flags at half-staff in Colorado the week of April 21, it's in honor of Pope Francis. Pope Francis died the ...

Pope Francis called to check in on a Christian congregation in Gaza sheltering at their church almost every night since the Gaza war began. "Today we feel like we are orphans," a spokesperson says.

Pope Francis's funeral is on Saturday, and now's the time to familiarize yourself with a few Catholic terms and phrases that ...

Former President Donald Trump reflected on the passing of Pope Francis, calling him "a good man" and honoring his legacy of ...

Maria Elena Guevara was among the quarter-million people who attended Francis’ Mass at El Punto, an empty lot in this border city overlooking the Rio Grande.

Pope Francis met with Indigenous people in Canada to hear firsthand accounts of harms inflicted by the country's residential schools. After his passing, Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy ...