Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday’s ceremony will still be full ...

CNN correspondent gets emotional on live TV when announcing pope's death ...

Pope Francis lit a fire in the world's conscience. Our task is to keep it burning but through the quiet, steady work of ...

On the day of Pope Francis' death, many of the faithful were considering his life and legacy, which was marked by his ...

Vatican insiders and interlocutors said the pontiff wanted to avoid getting swept up in the polarizing politics that ...

Happy Earth Day to all who celebrate. Speaking of the planet, you might not be celebrating this news: the International ...

They were what any of us might wear — and, like most of his clothes, showed a preference for humility and simplicity.

Pope Francis had a close relationship with Gaza's tiny Christian community and used his last address to call for a ceasefire.

Gerard O’Connell, Vatican correspondent for America magazine, discusses his decadeslong friendship with the late pontiff.

Pope Francis sought to empower women and laity in synods, fueling conservatives' worry about LGBTQ+ inclusion and women's ...

When Pope Francis visited the United States in 2015, cheering crowds of Catholics and non-Catholics turned out in New York, ...

During Francis’s papacy, evangelical Protestantism and secularism continued to remake Latin America’s religious geography, ...