P ope Francis, the reform-minded Roman Catholic leader who guided the church through an era of crisis, died Monday, April 21, ...

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Francis loved soccer and tango, once worked as a bar doorman and was known to shun the pomp of ...

Known for his humility, compassion and a reformist approach to leadership, Francis will be honoured by adherents and leaders ...

So, don’t forget: your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. Let Jesus just breathe out of you. Let Him radiate so that the ...

Even the moment of the formal verification of the pope’s death takes place in the context of a prayer service “at home” in ...

Francis’ funeral is set for 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Peter’s Square. He will lie in state starting tomorrow in St. Peter’s ...

P ope Francis, the reform-minded Roman Catholic leader who guided the church through an era of crisis, died Monday, April 21, ...

Religious leaders have delivered their traditional Easter messages.

The prayer rituals for the formal recognition of his death April 21, his funeral and eight memorial Mass are designed as ...

By Lauren Jackson and Claire Fahy Pope Francis, the Catholic church’s first Latin American pope, has died at 88. He rose from a humble childhood in Argentina to become the leader of the world ...

Pope Francis, who sought to be a bridge maker as he led the Catholic Church in a time of deep polarization, died at 7:35 a.m.

On June 21, 1982, people in the United Kingdom weren't just celebrating midsummer and the longest day of the year, the joyful ...