Most popes have come from Europe, even though there are countries in South and Central America, Asia, and Africa with ...

Pope Francis didn’t affirm same-sex marriage or lobby for ordaining women as priests. But he gently steered the Catholic ...

Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, has died on Easter Monday, ...

In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza ...

The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of a millennia-old process ...

A new pope will be selected to lead the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis. The pope is chosen during a ...

At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father. His entire life was dedicated to the ...

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

Meet the Irish-American Camerlengo and Italian dean who are in charge of administering the Church during this interim period.

After Pope Francis died at the age of 88, many are wondering about the process in which new popes are selected ...

Adherents are reviving old practices and growing more assertive in the battle for the future of the Church—and the nation.

Pope Francis, who died Monday at 88, was the first Jesuit pope of the Catholic Church. What is a Jesuit? What to know ...