Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate ...

Pope Francis changed the face of the modern papacy more than any predecessor by shunning much of its pomp and privilege, but ...

From working as a bouncer at a Buenos Aires nightclub to presiding over the Vatican, the path Pope Francis forged as the ...

Pope Francis, the charismatic and conciliatory Argentinian who moved to liberalize the Roman Catholic Church, dramatically ...

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

“For Pope Francis, it was always to extend the arms of the church to embrace all people, not to exclude anyone,” said ...

He made his last public appearance on Easter Sunday — a day before his death — to bless thousands of people in St. Peter’s ...

Francis inherited a deeply divided Church after the resignation in 2013 of his predecessor, Benedict XVI. The ...

He emerged on Easter Sunday — his last public appearance, a day before his death — to bless thousands of people in St.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern ...

Maine Catholic officials are reacting to the death of Pope Francis. The Bishop James Ruggieri with the Roman Catholic Diocese ...