Pope Francis, a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church's conservatives and inspired some progressives, has died.

Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, died Easter Monday after more than a decade leading the church. Here's what ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the death of ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

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

President Vladimir Putin of Russia has mourned the passing of Pope Francis, the Kremlin said on Monday. Putin, in a message ...

His critics were fellow clergy as well as elected officials in the ascendant wing of the American Catholic political realm.

Cardinals will meet on Tuesday morning for the first time since Pope Francis died to confirm the details of his funeral. The ...

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

As the Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, Cardinal Farrell now oversees the day-to-day affairs of the Apostolic See until a ...

A Nigerian Catholic priest, Reverend Father Kelvin Ugwu said the seat of the papacy is now vacant, meaning a new Pope will ...