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

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

Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, died Easter Monday after more than a decade leading the church. Here's what ...

LYON, France — Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from ...

Francis' death comes one day after the pope, 88, greeted Easter Sunday crowds in his popemobile. He had battled a respiratory ...

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

The Vatican is beginning the elaborate sequence of events for mourning, burying and replacing the pope.

After decades of conservative leadership, Francis tried to reset the course of the Roman Catholic Church, emphasizing ...

Francis has revolutionized the College of Cardinals by passing over large archdioceses like Los Angeles, Venice and Milan in ...

Pope Francis waves from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter’s square during the weekly Angelus prayer on ...

Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was the first Latin American pope. He served as the head of the Catholic Church since ...