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

As Pope Francis is remembered for his outreach to communities far beyond the Vatican, his relationship with the Holy Family ...

Thousands of pro-Palestinian social media users, as well as those from Gaza, paid heartfelt tributes to the late Pope ...

An NBC News crew spoke with worshipers who attended a special Mass in honor of Pope Francis at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City. Rev. Gabriel Romanelli, the parish priest at Gaza's only Catholic ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died of stroke and heart failure, the Vatican ...

Amid international indifference to the continuing genocide, the pope used his last address to call for a ceasefire.

Despite his poor health, Francis was seen a number of times in public at the Vatican during Holy Week, culminating in an Easter Sunday appearance where he delighted crowds at ...

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

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. The Vatican said the cause of death was a stroke that put him into a coma and led to heart failure. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with ...

CAIRO/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Members of Gaza's tiny Christian community said they were "heartbroken" on Monday at the death of ...

Francis signaled a very different tone for the papacy, stressing humility over hubris for a Catholic Church beset by scandal ...

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