Vatican insiders and interlocutors said the pontiff wanted to avoid getting swept up in the polarizing politics that ...

Pope Benedict was an ardent defender of Catholic traditions. Pope Francis, who died Monday, chose a more liberal direction.

Conclave, a thriller about the election of a new pope, is now streaming on Prime Video, just days after the death of Pope ...

Cardinals have taken their first decisions following the death of Pope Francis, setting Saturday as the date for his funeral ...

Ever since Pope Francis died, I have been reflecting upon my time in Catholic school and the lessons I learned about service, ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humility and concern for ...

Most popes have come from Europe, even though there are countries in South and Central America, Asia, and Africa with ...

Catholics across Southern California and around the world continue to mourn the death of Pope Francis, the first Latin ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio became a pope of many firsts: the first modern pope from outside Europe, the first whose papal name ...

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah mourned on Monday in a cable sent to Cardinal of the ...

Dolan used the 45-minute midday Mass to laud the late pontiff as “a gift to be long savored” and “a troubadour of God’s mercy ...

There are rules on who can become pope. It can be any Catholic male, but since 1378, it’s only been a cardinal who has been ...