NPR's Sylvia Poggioli spent over four decades covering Rome. During her time, she covered the last three popes. But Poggioli ...

Pope Francis died April 21, the Vatican announced. Here's what Diocese of Pueblo Bishop Stephen J. Berg had to say about his ...

The faithful in Pope Francis’ hometown lit candles in the church where he found God as a teenager. They packed the cathedral where he spoke as archbishop.

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate ...

By the time Francis took over as leader of the Catholic Church in 2013, meetings between the president and the pontiff had ...

The pope and the president remade the Catholic church and American politics in their outsider images, but their relationship ...

Pope Francis, who challenged deeply rooted norms and made it his mission to change the perception of the Catholic Church ...

Pope Francis’ transformative vision for the American church made it more open, but also energized conservative resistance ...

The Catawba County Sheriff’s Office said a post about a missing North Carolina officer is circulating on social media and warns that the post is fake and that it's a scam.

Pope Francis, who rose from janitor to the Catholic Church’s most powerful leader by proving equally at ease with ...

Pope Francis made history during his 2015 visit to the United States, captivating millions. He visited Washington, D.C., New ...

Hochul was among the many local, state and world leaders who shared reactions to the death of the head of the Catholic Church ...