After decades of conservative leadership, Francis tried to reset the course of the Roman Catholic Church, emphasizing ...

Pope Francis, who died Monday aged 88, will go down in history as a radical pontiff, a champion of underdogs who forged a ...

Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, has died at 88, the Vatican ...

He was a pope of other firsts. He took the name, Francis, in honour of Saint Francis of Assisi, becoming the first uniquely ...

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

A longtime Vatican correspondent shares his insights on the legacy of Pope Francis, a populist leader who sought to bring the Church closer to the people.

Pope Francis emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday to bless the thousands of people in St Peter’s Square and treat ...

Vance and the pope have tangled sharply over migration and the Trump administration’s plans to deport migrants en masse.

Pope Francis changed the face of the modern papacy more than any predecessor by shunning much of its pomp and privilege, but ...

JD Vance was granted an audience with Pope Francis but it lasted just a few minutes, amid sharp tensions between the Holy See and the Trump administration over migrants and welfare budget cuts. The US ...

Two years ago, the archdiocese closed or merged dozens of parishes due to declining attendance and a scarcity of priests.But ...