Pope Francis became a popular pope due to his progressive thinking and the causes he advocated for. However, while many ...

Vatican post offices and selected collectors’ shops started selling this week special stamps marking the period between Pope ...

The Vatican, headquarters of the Catholic Church, is the smallest state in the world, with its own newspaper, national anthem ...

Mercy -- the cornerstone of Pope Francis' teaching and ministry -- must guide the Catholic Church through its period of ...

Here are the key things to know about the funeral of the first Latin American pontiff in the church’s history.

Pope Francis's funeral honored his legacy with symbolic items like his miter, crozier, rosary, fisherman's ring and more. Here's what each represents.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is being laid to rest Saturday in a ceremony reflecting his priorities as pope and wishes as ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy would be one of the prominent mourners at today’s funeral for Francis, even though ...

The camerlengo will oversee the transition into the new papacy, including preparing the conclave that will select the next ...

Critics said he echoed the Kremlin by saying the war was 'provoked,' portraying it as part of wider global confrontation ...

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

Pope Francis was moved Wednesday morning to St. Peter’s Basilica to lie in state for three days of public mourning for the ...