An openly gay Waukesha County priest credits Pope Francis for allowing him to come out after years of hiding. Father Greg Greiten of the Milwaukee Archdiocese said Pope Francis' inclusive leadership ...

Speculation is swirling about who could be the new leader of the Catholic church. But the secretive nature of papal elections means it's hard to pick a single frontrunner.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis died Monday morning, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced. “At 7:35 ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” ...

Chester County awoke on Easter Monday to the sad news that Pope Francis, who many residents revered and who had travelled to ...

Here's a look at the well-choreographed transition process and what experts including the Rev. Robin Ryan of the Catholic ...

The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of a millennia-old process of picking a new pontiff.

Bells tolled in churches from his native Argentina to the Philippines and across Rome as news spread around the world.

The Vatican said the Catholic leader, who suffered from chronic lung disease and recently spent 38 days in the hospital for a ...

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

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the senior Vatican official who announced Pope Francis' death on Monday morning, will serve as head of the Catholic Church until a new pope is elected, according to the Vatican ...