Later in the morning, local Churches started tolling the death knell from their bell towers. The request had come from ...

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

They had come from around the world and crammed into St Peter's Square to hear the pope deliver an appeal for peace on Easter ...

The death of a pope triggers a centuries-old ritual to elect a new one. It involves sacred oaths, the piercing of ballots ...

The pope briefly met with Vice President JD Vance days after Francis rebuked the Trump administration for its immigration crackdown and slashing of international aid.

In many ways, Pope Francis embodied a tension at the heart of Catholicism in the 21st century: too liberal for some Catholics ...

Pope Francis, the groundbreaking leader of the Catholic Church known for his humility and at times biting critiques of church ...

Pope Francis delivered the traditional Urbi et Orbi blessing to tens of thousands gathered on St Peter's Square on Easter ...