When Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope Francis in 2013, the world was immediately captivated by his charismatic ...

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 ...

A nine-day prayer guide was created by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to honor the late Vatican. In the Novendiales prayer mourning period it consists of a daily short reading from ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

The final words from the man who chose "Francis" as his name to honor Saint Francis of Assisi, the Saint of Peace, were a ...