St. Peter's Basilica closed its doors just briefly in the early hours and then opened again to welcome crowds of worshippers ...

Pope Francis’ final days weren’t wasted. They were a homily without words — on how to die with Jesus, love like Jesus, and ...

Jesus appears to his disciples in Jerusalem. The disciples are startled and terrified, thinking that they are seeing a ghost. Jesus gives them the assurance that it is him. It is the risen Lord who ...

This is Latin for “having had mercy and choosing him” — a phrase that Francis chose as his motto when he was elevated to ...

Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. As tributes pour in from around the world, the Vatican faces a transition.

Francis died at 88 years old at his Vatican residence around 7:30 a.m. Rome time, the Catholic Church announced. He gave an ...

After a lengthy health battle, Pope Francis died aged 88 on Monday morning from a cerebral stroke that led to a coma and ...

The first Latin American pope, known for speaking out against social injustice, leaves behind a complicated legacy.

LYON, France (AP) — Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from ...

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

Pope Francis, the first Latin-American pontiff, renowned for his outspoken advocacy for the poor and insistence on a more ...

The hope Christians have is not a sign of avoiding reality but of trusting in the power of God to defeat sin and death as the ...