Dozens of heads of state attended the funeral service for Pope Francis, who died Monday at age 88, at St. Peter’s Square today. Follow here for the latest.

As the first Latin American pontiff, the legacy of Pope Francis in the region is complex, according to analysts consulted by ...

New research from Kelly Zamudio at The University of Texas at Austin and an international team finds climate change threatens ...

Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Western Hemisphere Department Rodrigo Valdes speaks during an interview ...

During Francis’s papacy, evangelical Protestantism and secularism continued to remake Latin America’s religious geography, ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, born in Buenos Aires, never set foot in his homeland after becoming Pope Francis in 2013. That left ...

Secularism and the rise of evangelical congregations threaten the Catholic Church’s dominance in the region.

Pope Francis slammed capitalism and ecological destruction, washed the feet of incarcerated youth and preached tolerance. But Latin America's first pontiff didn't fulfill all expectations in the ...

A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.

Pope Francis charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of ...

That’s voter suppression” wrote a user on X. “Republicans who vote FOR the SAVE Act should be asked why they are opposed to married women voting” added another. The key motivation behind ...