After decades of conservative leadership, Francis tried to reset the course of the Roman Catholic Church, emphasizing ...

Pope Francis brought a breath of fresh air into a 2,000-year-old institution that had seen its influence wane during the ...

Pope Francis charmed the world with those poignant acts of love, humility and informality, starting with his first appearance ...

April 21 is a date rich with historical significance, marked by events that have shaped cultures, nations, and the course of ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis died Monday morning, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced. “At 7:35 ...

He was a pope who understood the power of a simple touch: caressing the deformed head of a man in St.<a ...

Bells tolled in churches from his native Argentina to the Philippines and across Rome as news spread around the world.

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but ...

The Vatican said in a statement later Monday that Francis died of a stroke that put him into a coma and led to irreversible ...