The first pope from Latin America preached about the humanity of immigrants, protecting the environment and famously – and ...

Today, April 17, is Maundy Thurday. It is a part of “Holy Week” observed by Roman Catholics around the world and in India, to ...

Local Catholics will gather at noon today at the Cathedral of St. Paul to remember Pope Francis, who died at the age of 88 ...

Only a day after greeting thousands in St. Peter's Square after Easter Mass, Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, the ...

Following are some of the major events of the life and ministry of Pope Francis, who has died at the age of 88.

Orthodox Christians observe Holy Thursday, a solemn day in the Holy Week commemorating key moments from the final hours of Jesus Christ’s eart ...

The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just ...

Francis signaled a very different tone for the papacy, stressing humility over hubris for a Catholic Church beset by scandal ...

Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church's teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons, upheld it in ...

Learning of the April 21 death of Pope Francis, Archbishop Bernard Hebda of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis said he planned to celebrate Mass for the repose of the soul of the pope at noon ...

The first pope from the Americas was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Dec. 17, 1936. He was chosen ...