Pope Francis, spiritual leader of the world's nearly 1.5 billion Catholics, died of a stroke at the age of 88. Seth Doane has ...

Francis’ vision for a ‘synodal’ church was built on trust and relationships − a dance where partners work together.

Pope Francis, who died at age 88, opted to break papal tradition and be buried in a different location. Here's where.

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

Maps, graphics explain relatively humble funeral for Pope Francis: public viewing, casket and non-traditional burial site ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

The origins of the hot cross bun traditionally made with currants, spices, flour, and eggs are closely linked to a cathedral ...

At Loras College, a Catholic liberal arts institution in Dubuque, students and staff have created several opportunities for ...

Pope Francis sought to make the church more welcoming, global and collegial, after his predecessors adopted more doctrinaire ...

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

The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...

Thousands of people have begun filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis at the start ...