Pope Francis’ transformative vision for the American church made it more open, but also energized conservative resistance ...

Pope Francis died Monday, the Vatican announced, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble ...

When Pope Francis died the world lost not only the leader of the Catholic Church but also the first pontiff in history to ...

World leaders remembered Pope Francis as "a beacon of compassion" after the death on Monday of the leader of the world's 1.4 ...

The Vatican said the cause of death was a stroke that put him into a coma and led to heart failure. Francis had chronic lung ...

Speculation is swirling about who could be the new leader of the Catholic church. But the secretive nature of papal elections ...

Global tributes pour in for Pope Francis after his death at 88. Leaders from around the world praised his humility, ...