His critics were fellow clergy as well as elected officials in the ascendant wing of the American Catholic political realm.

During his final public appearance on Easter Sunday, Pope Francis called for an end to conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, using ...

On March 13, 2013, Francis succeeded Pope Benedict XVI, who was the first pope to retire in six centuries. Francis became the ...

VATICAN CITY − Pope Francis reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza in an Easter Sunday message read aloud by ...

Bishop Earl K. Fernandes of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus issued a statement Monday following news of the pope's death.

A look at nine cardinals being talked about as "papabili" to succeed Pope Francis, whose death at the age of 88 on Monday.

Pope Francis, a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church's conservatives and inspired some progressives, has died.

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was first elected as the 266th pope on March 13, 2013, becoming the first Latin American ...

Many of the rituals and procedures of selecting a new pope — designed to ensure secrecy and an orderly transition — have ...

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but ...

One of Pope Francis’ final encounters before his death was with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who visited the Vatican over ...

The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...