With the conclave to choose his successor looking less Eurocentric than ever, Pope Francis' intense pastoral and diplomatic ...

Experts tell TIME that the next Pope must approach China similarly to how Francis did if the Vatican wants to continue to ...

Will the Catholic church get its first Asian pope? - Luis Antonio Tagle from Philippines is in contention to succeed Francis ...

Maybe we imagine ourselves stubbornly standing by Him as all others abandon and condemn Him. But let's be honest -- the chances are high that we would have been there in the crowd, drunk with ...

In a small church tucked into a side street in northern China's Hebei province, a group of around 10 people gathered for ...

Within the Catholic Church, Pope Francis demonstrated that it is possible for a centralized institution to also be pastoral, ...

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

Pope Francis said that for his spiritual message to be credible, the Vatican’s finances had to be credible as well.

The transfer of Pope Francis' coffin to St. Peter's Basilica began at 9:00 a.m. local time today following a prayer ceremony ...

The Catholic Church throughout Malaysia is united in sorrow and gratitude at the passing of Pope Francis—an extraordinary ...

Cardinal Goh said Pope Francis was entrusted with 'the work of the new evangelization' and was a 'significant example' for ...