With Pope Francis' passing, the Roman Catholic Church is focused on electing his replacement. Here's what that means.

During his 12 years as the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, who died on April 21 at the age of 88, met many stars, ...

this October's meeting on the future of the church will take place in the larger Pope Paul VI audience hall. Pope Francis greets participants at a Vatican conference, "Pastors and lay faithful ...

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Francis was the first Jesuit and Latin American pontiff to inherit the ...

Pope Francis, the 266th Bishop of Rome and Sovereign of the Vatican City, has died on Easter Monday. Bells tolled in church ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Thursday opened the most solemn period of Holy Week with a recovering Pope Francis largely ...

Every pope has his critics. And Pope Francis probably expected that he would face opposition to his reform agenda after ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Thursday opened ... Gathered in a Vatican audience hall, Francis thanked the 70-plus doctors, nurses and administrators and asked them for their continued ...

US President Barack Obama, left, meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican - Thursday 27 March 2014. ...

FILE - Pope Francis blesses faithful during the weekly General Audience at the Paul VI Hall on Dec. 13, 2023, in Vatican City, Vatican. (Photo by Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images ...