The Roman Catholic Church's 266th pope breathed new and inspiring life into the faith community he led; he did so by using ...

The Vatican has opened St. Peter’s Basilica to the general public to pay their final respects to Pope Francis.

Pope Francis died content and grateful after a busy day tending to his beloved flock, the Vatican said Tuesday in an account ...

Tom Kelly and Sarah Endacott of Lincoln were in St. Peter's Square on Sunday when Pope Francis made a surprise appearance ...

The worldwide attention on the death of Pope Francis and the process to select a new pontiff comes as no surprise to the Very ...

After the Vatican announced the pontiff’s death, the news reverberated across the Chicago area, Naperville included.

Pope Francis has died at age 88. The first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the ...

Francis stopped by the basilica on his way home from the Gemelli hospital on March 23, after his 38-day hospital stay, to ...

On a chilly, cloudy morning in Rockland County, Rev. Steven Neier led a joyful yet solemn Easter Monday Mass at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Congers.

"Pope Francis was a visionary leader of the Catholic Church who called on all of us to see the humanity in everyone," U.S.

"At Blessings in a Backpack, we make sure kids have the food they need over the weekend so they can show up to school on Monday ready to learn," said Blessings in a Backpack CEO Erin Kerr.