The Vatican announced Francis, the first leader of the Catholic church from outside Europe for over a thousand years, died ...

This is Latin for “having had mercy and choosing him” — a phrase that Francis chose as his motto when he was elevated to ...

The cardinals set the funeral for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, to be celebrated by the dean of the College of ...

Pope Francis is being remembered for a progressive legacy because of his stance on issues related to the LGBTQ+ community and immigrants. Chris Jansing speaks to Father Bryan Massingale, a professor ...

Roman Catholic cardinals gathered Tuesday in Vatican City to prepare for the Saturday funeral of Pope Francis.

When Pope Francis took on the challenge of leading the Catholic Church into a new era in 2013, he said that cleaning up a global sexual abuse crisis was high on the agenda, but some critics say he ...

Speaking to Catholic faithful gathered inside the Manila Cathedral, Cardinal José Advíncula said Filipinos should be “filled with gratitude” for the gift of Francis’ pontificate.

Pope Francis died Monday; here are the front runners for the Vatican leadership, and what they've said about Jews, Israel and ...

While outwardly it appeared to be a formality to arrange the details for Saturday's funeral, for cardinals who know the power ...

On Tuesday in the Vatican, the first congregation of cardinals took place following the death of Pope Francis. Meanwhile, as ...

In his landmark 2015 encyclical “Praised Be,” Pope Francis cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral ...