Pope Francis sought to empower women and laity in synods, fueling conservatives' worry about LGBTQ+ inclusion and women's ...

For the Catholic Church’s new leader, cardinals could pick a reformist or someone who can heal rifts.

Francis never gave an explicit answer for not returning as pontiff to his native country, but some experts say he worried ...

During Francis’s papacy, evangelical Protestantism and secularism continued to remake Latin America’s religious geography, ...

Pope Francis lit a fire in the world's conscience. Our task is to keep it burning but through the quiet, steady work of ...

On the day of Pope Francis' death, many of the faithful were considering his life and legacy, which was marked by his ...

Navarrosa, who is currently writing his thesis on the pope’s 2016 encyclical 'Amoris Laetitia,' recalls meeting Francis in ...

Happy Earth Day to all who celebrate. Speaking of the planet, you might not be celebrating this news: the International ...

On Monday, Gov. Tim Walz issued the proclamation, ordering all U.S. and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff at all ...

They were what any of us might wear — and, like most of his clothes, showed a preference for humility and simplicity.

Pope Francis had a close relationship with Gaza's tiny Christian community and used his last address to call for a ceasefire.

Gerard O’Connell, Vatican correspondent for America magazine, discusses his decadeslong friendship with the late pontiff.