Pope Francis probably expected that he would face opposition to his reform agenda after Catholics for two generations grew ...

An Irish-born American cardinal was entrusted by Pope Francis to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy ...

Francis was more tolerant with another critic, the retired archbishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen. He excoriated the ...

Pope Francis, the first pope from Latin America, the first from the Jesuit order and the first of his papal name, died on ...

Now, as tradition dictates, the late pontiff's signet ring will be destroyed - or defaced, at least - within the walls of the ...

Catholic faithful gathered for multiple events in Toronto and Montreal to commemorate the late Pope Francis on Tuesday, a day ...

A Southington man is remembering Pope Francis after he spent decades designing ceremonial clothing for pontiffs. For 45 years ...

When is Pope Francis’ funeral? Timeline and what to expect from Vatican ceremony - The late pope will break from tradition ...

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, ...

Roman Catholic cardinals gathered Tuesday in Vatican City to prepare for the Saturday funeral of Pope Francis.

Archbishop Nelson Pérez of Philadelphia remembered Pope Francis, who died on Monday at the age of 88, as an “amazing man of ...

Catholics in Acadiana are mourning the death of Pope Francis, just hours after Easter celebrations. The news of his passing ...