African bishops’ conferences, largely among the church’s most conservative, pushed back against Francis' positions. After he ...

The man who would the world would know as Pope Francis always bought his shoes in the same small store. And now, the remarkably ordinary footwear that surprised and ...

Nine-year-old Dennis Day and his father, Travis, share more than just a family bond. They both have autism. Their story of ...

"April 1945, and (my father and his unit had) come upon this camp, and they didn't know what it was," said DiBiagio, the son of liberator Raymond DiBiagio. "It was close enough to the end of the war ...

As the Trump administration ramps up attacks on the environment, a new tactic giving legal rights to lakes, rivers, and trees ...

His papacy set many new precedents for the church, and his successor will be chosen from a group that he himself quietly transformed.

Pope Francis has died at age 88. The first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the ...

By .Brazilian attacker João Figueiredo has built a career defined by adaptability and ambition. From his formative years at ...

That same light shone in the life of Emperor Ashoka ... and of the Christian imagination—that allows us to glimpse the world to come: the heavenly Jerusalem, whose gates are always open to ...

Despite his poor health, Francis was seen a number of times in public at the Vatican during Holy Week, culminating in an ...

Pope Francis, who led the Catholic Church for 12 years, died age 88 after battling multiple health issues this year. Follow ...

The pope's death now sets off the process of allowing the faithful to pay their final respects. That will be followed by a ...