For 400 years, most popes escaped the Roman summer in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Then Francis stopped going, ...

The debate in the Catholic Church over the celebration of the old Latin Mass is heating up just as Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate ...

Pope Francis’s funeral will eschew much of the pomp and circumstance Then, last year, Francis changed the funeral rites that were to be used when he died. Those were the first changes in 24 years.

Pope Leo will revive a centuries-old tradition on Sunday by taking a holiday at Castel Gandolfo, where residents of the lakeside town hope for a tourism boost after the late Pope Francis shunned ...

Pope Francis, the former Argentinian cardinal who often bucked age-old Vatican traditions in favor of more modern yet humble approaches, died after an extended respiratory illness on April 21, the ...

Pope Francis fell ill and died on April 21. Then, the College of Cardinals gathered from all over the world, and after discussing issues facing the church and the world, they met in conclave and ...

VATICAN CITY — Although Pope Francis accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his successor — from the Vatican’s disastrous finances ...

Pope Francis served as the 266th pope. Here is more on his legacy to many Catholics in South Jersey and across the world. ... Francis was elected to the papacy 12 years ago on March 13, 2013.

The death of Pope Francis has led to a time of mourning for Catholics around the world. In highly-Catholic New Orleans, Francis' humble style and his focus on the poor won him early fans when he ...

As the world mourns Pope Francis' death, CBS News New York's Tony Aiello looks back on the past 12 years covering the pope. Latest U.S.

Pope Francis made a lasting impact during his 2015 visit to the United States, visiting Washington D.C., New York City, and Philadelphia. A girl named Gianna Masciantonio, who was battling a brain ...