Since the pope left the hospital, he had seemed different, writes NCR's Vatican correspondent Christopher White. That change ...

The faithful in Pope Francis’ hometown lit candles in the church where he found God as a teenager. They packed the cathedral ...

As church bells tolled across the world, Catholics and non-Catholics alike mourned a pontiff who pushed for change.

The pope's death comes one day after Francis, 88, greeted Easter Sunday crowds in his popemobile. He had battled a ...

The pope's death at age 88 ends a 12-year papacy that began with the historic resignation of Francis' predecessor in 2013.

Irish-American Cardinal Kevin Farrell is now the highest-ranking Catholic in the world. Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo, has ...

He called corruption the devil’s dung. Even in the way he envisioned his own funeral, Pope Francis made clear his rejection ...

In memory of Pope Francis (1936–2025), this photo essay traces the remarkable journey of a pontiff who redefined the papacy ...

The Diocese of St. Cloud released a statement from Bishop Patrick M. Neary commemorating the loss of the pope.

Those mourning Pope Francis, who died Monday at the age of 88, include a bishop in western Pennsylvania who the pontiff ...

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

Francis made his final public appearance on Easter Sunday, blessing crowds from the same balcony where he was first ...