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

Adherents are reviving old practices and growing more assertive in the battle for the future of the Church—and the nation.

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

Francis suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was admitted to a hospital on Feb ...

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 ...

Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from around the world on ...

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

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 ...