After decades of conservative leadership, Francis tried to reset the course of the Roman Catholic Church, emphasizing ...

The April 21 death of Pope Francis triggered a period of mourning in the Catholic Church, but also kick-started the race for his successor.

William Brown, pastor of Église Réformée de Tunisie (ERT, Reformed Church of Tunisia), walks past a block of ...

Francis signaled a very different tone for the papacy, stressing humility over hubris for a Catholic Church beset by scandal ...

Iman Hijaze was raised in a culturally Shiite Muslim household and considered herself an atheist until she picked up a rosary ...

Fostering unity is essential to a pope’s job description. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, an authoritative ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern ...

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

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated many conservatives with ...

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and ...

The first Latin American and Jesuit pope was determined to lead a more welcoming, pastoral and merciful Church outward to a ...