Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21 at 88, leaves behind a legacy as vast and varied as his global influence. Yet in ...

For six days in September, 2015, Pope Francis made a historic visit to the United States, visiting some of the country's ...

Early in his papacy, Francis made a declaration that now appears prophetic: “I want a mess.” ...

Argentine Jesuit priest eschewed the pomp of the Catholic Church’s highest office and advocated for the poor and peace ...

Church workers prepare an ornament depicting Pope Francis ahead of a mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, ...

The life of Pope Francis, the first Latin American and first Jesuit to serve as the Roman Catholic Church’s pontiff, lasted ...

At the end of a pope's reign, a secret vote takes place at the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, Rome. Here is the election ...

Papal experts have lauded the Oscar-nominated film as one of the more accurate depictions of the closed-door Vatican ...

Francis was a deeply religious child in Buenos Aires. The first pontiff from Latin America tried to create a more welcoming ...

Pope Francis died on April 20 at 88, marking the end of an epoch for the Catholic Church and the beginning of its search for ...