For Catholics, Pope Francis was (and is) a kind of Rorschach test of where one thought the church should go in this century ...

Several hundreds worshipers gathered at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City on Tuesday to remember the teachings and the legacy of Pope Francis, who died on Monday at the Vatican. He was ...

A procession to move the body of Pope Francis to St. Peter’s Basilica for three days of public viewing ended Wednesday ...

Pope Francis passed away at 7:35 a.m. local time on Easter Monday, April 21, at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa ...

Little did Sr. Oliva Maria from Co Cavan know that the baby Jorge Mario would grow up to be Pope Francis, the leader of the ...

The Pope died at his Vatican residence at 07:35 CEST (06:35 BST), the Vatican said in a statement released at about 09:45 ...

Pope Francis, 88, died following a stroke that led to a coma and irreversible heart failure, the Vatican announced. The pope ...

Before mourners in their thousands gather in St. Peter’s Square to grieve, before leaders from around the world arrive to pay ...

The Vatican has released the first photos that show Pope Francis lying in state after the head of the Catholic church died on Easter Monday.

In changes made by Pope Francis last year, his body was not placed in three wooden coffins, as it had been for previous popes ...

The first photos of the deceased Pope Francis were published by the Vatican as funeral rites are underway. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, presided over ...

Pope Francis' favorite painting was Marc Chagall's "White Crucifixion." Here's what the Nazi-era artwork teaches about the ...