He was a pope who understood the power of a simple touch: caressing the deformed head of a man in St. Peter’s Square, washing ...

"We're going to miss him. He was a great pope and a great leader," Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico John Wester said.

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but ...

Since the pope left the hospital, he had seemed different, writes NCR's Vatican correspondent Christopher White. That change ...

Pope Francis has died at age 88. The first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the ...

Andres Brito appeared solemn Monday after paying his respects to Pope Francis at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, where the entrance was draped in black fabric as a sign of mourning ...

Pope Francis final words a plea for peace from the man who chose "Francis" as his name to honor Saint Francis of Assisi ...

Local parishioners told News 9 they were shocked to learn of Pope Francis' passing. Bishop Peter Libasci of the Diocese of Manchester said he's asking followers to pray for Pope Francis, for the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of ...