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

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

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 preached tolerance for others, sometimes to the point of breaking with church orthodoxy and surprising his own ...

Catholics across the country began reflecting on loss and legacy of Pope Francis. Many celebrated his humility and concern ...

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

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

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

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.

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