Francis was more tolerant with another critic, the retired archbishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen. He excoriated the pope for agreeing in 2018 to a deal with China over the nomination of bishops ...

Pope Francis, the 266th Bishop of Rome and Sovereign of the Vatican City, died on Easter Monday. He was 88 years old. FOX 5 spoke with one Montgomery County woman got a chance to meet him on his visit ...

His death has deeply saddened people across the globe, especially in Vatican City, the world's smallest country and the heart ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” ...

Rev. Jason F. Stokes rushed home from Bethlehem, where he spent Easter with family members, to celebrate Mass at Holy Family Church Monday morning after seeing the announcement of Pope Francis’ ...

San Diego County Catholics have been led by two men. Pope Francis took charge of the global church in 2013. Two years later, ...

The Vatican announced Pope Francis passed away early Monday morning. Instead of being shocked and dismayed, the Catholic community in Oklahoma City is saying it’s a beautiful time for the ...

HARTFORD, Conn. — People gathered at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford Monday to honor the life and legacy of Pope ...

The pope's death at age 88 ends a 12-year papacy that began with the historic resignation of Francis' predecessor in 2013.

Catholics across the Southland and around the world Monday were mourning the death of Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff and leader of the Catholic Church. Francis, the Bishop of Rome, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Some takeaways about the life of Pope Francis, who died Monday: ...