VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” ...

Upon his election to the papacy, Pope Francis became the first pontiff to hail from Latin America. His impact, though, ...

Pope Francis never took a salary. According to a report by Marca, the position of Pope is entitled to get a monthly salary of ...

Those being considered as the next Pope are listed in alphabetical order. According to the French press, he is known in some domestic Catholic circles as John XXIV, in a nod to his resemblance to Pope ...

At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father. His entire life was dedicated to the ...

Melania Trump’s proclaimed fluency in Italian was not on display when she met Pope Francis at the Vatican in 2017.

Pope Francis died of a cerebral stroke and irreversible heart failure, the Vatican’s top doctor said Monday. The stroke led ...

Pope Francis has died at age 88. The first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the ...

A change in popes is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the ...

US President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed he will attend the funeral ceremony of Pope Francis, who died on Monday. Trump said US First Lady Melania Trump will also attend the event in Rome. ...

Every pope has his critics. And Pope Francis probably expected that he would face opposition to his reform agenda after ...

Francis was more tolerant with another critic, the retired archbishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen. He excoriated the ...