The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing ...

And in a time of fear, faith demands more than prayers. It demands action and strength. People of faith are called to do what ...

Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome and supreme pontiff of the Catholic Church, who worked to instill progressive influences on the ...

The first Latin American and Jesuit pope was determined to lead a more welcoming, pastoral and merciful Church outward to a ...

Pope Francis died Monday, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for ...

Francis signaled a very different tone for the papacy, stressing humility over hubris for a Catholic Church beset by scandal ...

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88, the Vatican announced today. Francis, who was born ...

Reactions to Pope Francis' death are flooding in as world leaders share condolences and messages about his papacy.

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and ...

Pope Francis died at the age of 88, leaving the 104 billion Catholic population across the globe grieved on Monday ...

The text of the announcement of the death of Pope Francis, which was read Monday by Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, from the chapel of the Domus Santa Marta, where Francis lived.

House Republicans and Democrats split down party lines to proclaim "Christ is King" before Easter. Social media has mixed ...