For Father John R. Muir, vicar general for the Diocese of Phoenix, the death of Pope Francis feels like the loss of a family ...

Now is a time of reflection to remember the kindness that Pope Francis brought to people from all walks of life.

Catholics across the country began reflecting on loss and legacy of Pope Francis. Many celebrated his humility and concern ...

Vatican City is located in Rome, along the Tiber River. Yes, the Vatican is its own country. In fact, it's the smallest fully independent nation state in the world, according to Britannica. The ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins.

Political and religious leaders in Ireland have paid tribute to Pope Francis as an “exceptional” leader whose papacy was “a ...

Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, made a lasting impression on these Arizonans who met him, knew him or ...

Pope Francis, who died Monday at age 88, had a significant impact on Arizona's Catholic and immigrant communities. The big ...

With humility and compassion for the poor and disadvantaged, Pope Francis led the Roman Catholic Church from his ordination in in 2013 until his death on Easter Monday.

In the annals of papal history, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who has died at the age of 88, will be remembered principally as the self-proclaimed pope “from the ends of the Earth”. Pope Francis was the ...

But, like the phoenix, St. Joseph’s Church rose from the ashes to continue to serve one of the largest Catholic congregations ...