Pope Francis was the first pope to come from Latin America, offering a unique perspective on the leadership of the global ...

Area Catholics are mourning the passing of Pope Francis. “At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father,” Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo, said ...

The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing ...

In his homily, Bishop Oscar Cantú described Francis as a beacon of hope in a time of cynicism and disillusionment ...

Worshippers sang and prayed Monday evening at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Greensboro, praying for the repose of Pope ...

Though Pope Francis never returned to Argentina after becoming the head of the Roman Catholic Church, mourners in his ...

The former archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who became the leader of the world’s Anglicans in the same year that Francis was elected pope, said: “From the very first days of his papacy, he was ...

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method — a system known as the Papal conclave.

Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller presided over a noon Mass on Monday at San Fernando Cathedral to honor the pope.

On a gloomy Monday, Milwaukee Catholics awoke to news of the loss of Pope Francis, who died early Monday morning. "He meant ...

Southern California’s Catholic community were left reeling Monday by the news of Pope Francis’ death. The pontiff, the first ...

Among the thousands gathered for Easter Mass in St. Peter’s Square is Gonzales native Darla Rye and her friends, Kim Defour, ...