In his criticisms of the Church and defiance of traditionalists, Pope Francis continued the legacy of a movement The Vatican ...

Pope Francis’ death on Monday launches the centuries-old Catholic ritual of mourning and selecting a new leader of the church ...

Pope Francis was the first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit pontiff and the first to take the name of Francis, after ...

From the moment he took the helm of the Catholic Church's sprawling hierarchy, Pope Francis positioned himself as a pastor ...