Pope Francis had been suffering from health issues in the weeks before his death, including a more than one-month stay in the ...

His critics were fellow clergy as well as elected officials in the ascendant wing of the American Catholic political realm.

During his final public appearance on Easter Sunday, Pope Francis called for an end to conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, using ...

Pope Francis spent his final days celebrating Holy Week, the seven days leading up to Easter Sunday. Francis, the 266th head ...

Worshippers sang and prayed Monday evening at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Greensboro, praying for the repose of Pope ...

Prior to his passing, Pope Francis made several public appearances to commemorate Holy Week, the week leading up to Easter.

Upon his election to the papacy, Pope Francis became the first pontiff to hail from Latin America. His impact, though, ...

Video released by Vatican News via Youtube showed Pope Francis on a video call with the Holy Family Catholic Parish in Gaza. Pope Francis is seen talking to the parish priest, Father Gabriele ...

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

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals will meet Tuesday to decide the date for Pope Francis’s funeral, starting a process that will ...