The world awoke Monday to the news that Pope Francis died the day after Easter. The Lafayette diocese has addressed the ...

A look at the Pope Francis' legacy as history's first pope from the global south and a maverick who often delighted the world ...

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

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

For six days in September, 2015, Pope Francis made a historic visit to the United States, visiting some of the country's ...

Pope Francis, the 266th Bishop of Rome and Sovereign of the Vatican City, died on Easter Monday. He was 88. Locally, this ...

His followers saw him as symbolizing the church's open arms. His critics saw him as bending timeless church doctrines.

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

Cardinal Isao Kikuchi issued a strong moral call to uphold the sanctity of life, condemning all forms of violence and despair ...