Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic pontiff who advocated a more compassionate papacy and a less traditionalist approach than ...

Following the death or abdication of a pope, the Catholic Church's College of Cardinals meets at the Vatican to choose a new ...

Catholics across the Southland and around the world Monday were mourning the death of Pope Francis, the first Latin American ...

Catholics across the Southland and around the world Monday were mourning the death of Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff and leader of the Catholic Church. Francis, the Bishop of Rome, ...

Pope Francis’s gestures of openness toward the gay community have led to a more capacious definition and understanding of ...

Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the next ...

Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario ...

As Amazonian bishops gathered at the Vatican on Oct. 21, 2019, a man entered a nearby church after dawn and stole three ...

Pope Francis' death certificate, released by the Vatican, said he died in his apartment at 7:35 a.m. from cerebral stroke, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the death of ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the senior Vatican official who announced Pope Francis' death on Monday morning, will serve as head of the Catholic Church until a new pope is elected, according to the Vatican ...

Pope Francis, who died on Monday, called for " a church for the poor ," a church that would reach out to what he called the ...