The pope’s schedule often included time for visiting prisons, hosting audiences in St. Peter’s Square and blessing newlywed ...

With Pope Francis' passing, the Roman Catholic Church is focused on electing his replacement. Here's what that means.

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

Every pope has his critics. And Pope Francis probably expected that he would face opposition to his reform agenda after ...

Africa is home to some of the fastest-growing Catholic populations in the world and has over 250 million Catholics.

Since the moment of his election in 2013, Pope Francis captivated the world not only with his simple style and familiar ...

Gathered in a Vatican audience hall, Francis thanked the 70-plus doctors ... public remarks since his hospitalization. A car with Pope Francis enters the Regina Coeli penitentiary in Rome on ...

MORE than 20,000 pilgrims have arrived to pay tribute to Pope Francis as he lies in state for three days before his funeral.

Gathered in a Vatican audience hall, Francis thanked the 70-plus doctors ... but the Vatican says the pope himself composed the meditations that will be read aloud by others during the Via ...

Gathered in a Vatican audience hall, Francis thanked the 70-plus doctors ... but the Vatican says the pope himself composed the meditations that will be read aloud by others during the Via ...