Tributes to Pope Francis pour in from around the world with Vatican set to published details of funeral and conclave ...

In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza ...

He grew up in a working-class neighborhood in Dublin, and now Kevin Farrell is set to preside over the election of the new ...

Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, has died on Easter Monday, ...

Adherents are reviving old practices and growing more assertive in the battle for the future of the Church—and the nation.

Cardinals are meeting at the Vatican to make the first decisions about running the Catholic Church following the death of ...

With Pope Francis' passing, the Roman Catholic Church is focused on electing his replacement. Here's what that means.

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

As tributes continue to pour in for Pope Francis—known by many as the “People’s Pope”—the Catholic Church begins the solemn ...

Vatican City is located in Rome, along the Tiber River. Yes, the Vatican is its own country. In fact, it's the smallest fully independent nation state in the world, according to Britannica. The ...

Pope Francis' death comes one day after he greeted Easter Sunday crowds in his popemobile. He had battled a respiratory tract ...

Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged deeply rooted norms and made it his mission to change the perception of the Catholic ...