The pope's death comes one day after Francis, 88, greeted Easter Sunday crowds in his popemobile. He had battled a ...

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

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He will go down in history as the 'pope for the marginalized,' a Catholic leader in Naples, said of Pope Francis ...

The death of Pope Francis, 88, after a long illness prompted an outpouring of condolences from church and civic leaders ...

Simple words and gentle gestures -- that is how Long Islanders remember Pope Francis, a pontiff they loved and respected.

When Archbishop William E. Lori got a text around 4 a.m. Monday informing him of the death of Pope Francis, he said he felt ...

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

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.

World leaders have issued tributes and condolences after the death of Pope Francis was announced on Monday, one day after 1.4 ...

Amid the extreme political polarization in his home country, the Pope found himself at odds with nearly every President.