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

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.

Before his death, Pope Francis greeted the Easter crowd in Vatican City inside an all-electric Mercedes-Benz popemobile.

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

Vance and Francis have publicly disagreed in recent months on immigration policies and other aspects of church teaching, so ...

Pope Francis died Monday morning at the age of 88, according to Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo. "At 7:35 this ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis died Monday morning, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced. “At 7:35 ...

Francis signaled a very different tone for the papacy, stressing humility over hubris for a Catholic Church beset by scandal ...

Here’s what to know about the funeral rituals for Pope Francis.

As the Roman Catholic faithful in Pittsburgh mourn Pope Francis, many are remembering the pontiff's visit to the United ...

Tributes to Pope Francis are pouring in from around the world. LYON, France (AP) — Church bells tolled in mourning.