Pontiffs have been players in global affairs for hundreds of years. Pope Francis carved out his own form of global influence.

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

His calls were a source of comfort—and protection—for the small Christian community sheltering around a church in the strip.

Liberals hoped he’d ordain women or allow gay marriage. Conservatives thought he’d tear up Church doctrine. But his papacy ...

Jesus appears to his disciples in Jerusalem. The disciples are startled and terrified, thinking that they are seeing a ghost. Jesus gives them the assurance that it is him. It is the risen Lord who ...

In St Peter's Square, believers and tourists alike gathered to pay their respects, some bearing flowers or candles ...

The final call lasted 30 seconds. Just enough time to say hello and ask if everyone was okay. But for Gaza’s tiny Christian ...

The legacy of the late Pope Francis, particularly the special attention he gave to the plight of workers and prisoners, ...

On Easter Sunday, the day before Francis died, Littlechild said he watched the pope’s last public appearance on TV, ...