The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and ...

Remembering Pope Francis, the Catholic Church leader who broke with tradition 10:43. Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged ...

With Pope Francis' passing, the Roman Catholic Church is focused on electing his replacement. Here's what that means.

A longtime Vatican correspondent shares his insights on the legacy of Pope Francis, a populist leader who sought to bring the ...

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of ...

Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...

Pope Francis, who died Monday, preached inclusion in his words and travels. Among his visits was Mongolia, which only has ...

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

Pope Francis sought to make the church more welcoming, global and collegial, after his predecessors adopted more doctrinaire ...

Church leaders across New England praised his humility. Francis “constantly reminds us of those that get overlooked ,” Boston ...

Pope Benedict was an ardent defender of Catholic traditions. Pope Francis, who died Monday, chose a more liberal direction.

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...