Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but ...

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.

Pope Francis final words a plea for peace from the man who chose "Francis" as his name to honor Saint Francis of Assisi ...

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

Xavier University priest Eric Sundrup explained to WCPO why this was such a big deal to have a Jesuit pope, and how it relates to the cornerstones of what he teaches at Xavier.

"We're going to miss him. He was a great pope and a great leader," Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico John Wester said.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of ...

The faithful in Pope Francis’ hometown lit candles in the church where he found God as a teenager. They packed the cathedral ...