The Argentine Pontiff has always been more focused on the rocky outskirts of the Church, where he gave greater universality ...

My reflections on the papacy of Pope Francis, who died at the age of 88 April 21, are intertwined with experiences of prayer.

Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of the Archdiocese of San Antonio has released a statement in response to the death of Pope ...

ROME—Pope Francis died on Monday morning, the Vatican said, ending a 12-year pontificate that shook up the Catholic Church ...

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

Moorhouse and Ivana Kottasová Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to ...

After many months of illness the Pope has died, the Vatican announced this morning. As the world reacts, a time honoured ...

Pope Francis called for "a church for the poor," a church that would reach out to what he called the "peripheries." He called for a humble, more merciful and inclusive church, and repeatedly ...

Pope Francis' funeral rites, like those for any pope or any Christian, are meant to "reinforce the hope and witness to the faith" that those who have been baptized in Christ "will rise with him to new ...

Bishop Robert Barron, a popular Catholic commentator and author, reacted to the death of Pope Francis on Monday with praise for his papacy.

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