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

The Vatican has released the first images of Pope Francis, showing him in his casket with the Vatican secretary of state ...

Thousands of Catholics gathered together in prayer for the Holy Father, who passed away at age 88 due to complications from a ...

"Pope Francis stood with the weak and the poor. He called attention to the threats posed by the environmental exploitation of ...

Pope Francis appears on the central lodge of St. Peter’s Basilica to bestow the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and to ...

Pope Francis made a short and unannounced visit Saturday to St. Peter's Basilica to pray before this evening's Easter vigil ...

Pope Francis appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on March 13, 2013, after being elected by the conclave of cardinals. Francis praying for peace at the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest ...

Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez celebrated Mass on Good Friday commemorating the Holy Passion and Death of Jesus Christ.

Pope Francis, whose ministry was shaped in the barrios of Buenos Aires, had a genius for the punchy and memorable turn of ...

During his groundbreaking papacy, Pope Francis inspired the masses as he challenged the traditions and standards of the ...

Pope Francis experienced bouts of ill health throughout his 88 years. At 21, he suffered a severe case of pneumonia. It led to the removal of part of his right lung. In later years, he underwent colon ...

Faithful Christians around the world celebrated on Sunday the resurrection of Jesus Christ, from Vatican City where Pope ...