Tributes to Pope Francis instantly poured in from around the world from presidents to people of all walks of like.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Francis leaves behind him a church still divided, but radically transformed. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin-American pontiff, renowned for his outspoken advocacy for the poor and insistence on a more welcoming Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88. Francis was a pope of ...

Pope Francis, a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church's conservatives and inspired some progressives, has died.

One of the Kremlin's most senior hawks, Nikolai Patrushev, said on Monday that trust between the two "great powers" of Russia ...

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Photo shows An elderly white man in a white gown and skull cap smiles as he waves in the direction of the camera.