In life, Pope Francis strayed from the more conservative path forged by his predecessors Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict.

As tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within the walls of the ...

Pope Francis was the first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit pontiff and the first to take the name of Francis, after ...

Every pope has his critics. And Pope Francis probably expected that he would face opposition to his reform agenda after ...

Tens of thousands of people are expected at the funeral, including Catholic mourners, cardinals and world leaders.

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. The Vatican said Francis suffered a stroke which led to a coma and ...

In his landmark 2015 encyclical “Praised Be,” Pope Francis cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral concern ...

A new pope does not swoop in and openly set about undoing the legacy of another. But a lot can change as far as style, ...

POPE Francis died at 88 on Easter Monday, leaving a sheepfold without a shepherd. At the appointed time, the college of ...

According to a rule established by Paul VI, the number of cardinal electors ... his predecessors seems to have become a minimum for Pope Francis, who announced the nomination of 21 new cardinals ...

The pontiff's funeral is scheduled to begin on Saturday, April 26, according to the Vatican. Francis' death on Monday came ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis' funeral will be held on April 26 at St. Peter's Basilica after the pontiff lies in state there ...