Francis was more tolerant with another critic, the retired archbishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen. He excoriated the ...

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

Pope Francis died Monday morning, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced.

The pope ministered with a charming, humble style. He had blessed thousands in St. Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday.

The pontiff, appearing frail from a balcony at St. Peter’s Basilica, blessed a crowd gathered on the square outside. But a ...

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of ...

Pope Francis, the first pope from the Americas, is remembered for challenging traditions of the Catholic church and advocating for social justice.

A special Mass for Pope Francis’s eternal repose will be held on Easter Monday at noon at the Cathedral of the Immaculate ...

With the death of Pope Francis weighing heavily on the hearts of more than a billion Catholics worldwide, local parishioners ...

"In terms of legacy, he leaves some very big shoes to fill," journalist John Allen Jr. said Monday about Pope Francis.

Ten years ago, on a January 17 like no other, Pope Francis, the leader of the 1.4-billion Catholic faithful, descended from ...

Pope Francis died Monday morning, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced. “At 7:35 this morning, the ...