Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate ...

He helped L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics feel more at home in their church. And that also meant that their families and friends also ...

On March 13, 2013, Francis succeeded Pope Benedict XVI, who was the first pope to retire in six centuries. Francis became the ...

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

His critics were fellow clergy as well as elected officials in the ascendant wing of the American Catholic political realm.

Californians of all walks of life joined in honoring the memory and legacy of Pope Francis upon learning of his death on ...

The life of Pope Francis, the first Latin American and first Jesuit to serve as the Roman Catholic Church’s pontiff, lasted ...

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

Pope Francis was history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor ...

Pope Francis, 88, died weeks after he was discharged from the hospital following a lengthy battle with double pneumonia and ...

Pope Francis, who challenged deeply rooted norms and made it his mission to change the perception of the Catholic Church ...