The Getty Museum has bolstered its collection of Spanish works with a painting by 16th-century master Luis de Morales.

It's very possible the next pope could be from Africa, where the Catholic Church continues to add millions of members.

False doctrine is poison to the soul, and multitudes of people have been condemned for eternity after embracing lethal false ...

Catholics from around Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire expressed both sorrow and gratitude for the late Pope ...

Longtime Vatican observers say that along with Francis’s radical refocusing of Church priorities came a hierarchical overhaul ...

Pope Francis, an energetic reformer who inspired widespread devotion from Catholics but riled traditionalists, died on Monday ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was first elected as the 266th pope on March 13, 2013, becoming the first Latin American pope.

Pope Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America, has died. The church’s 266th leader, the 88-year-old pontiff died Monday ...

The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just ...

Born Dec. 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was the eldest of five children of Italian immigrants.

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Argentina, Pope Francis was the first to be elected Pope from the Americas. See his life in ...

See young photos of Pope Francis and follow his journey from priesthood in Argentina all the way to papacy in Vatican City, ...