Pope Francis, a leader known for steering the Catholic Church toward mercy and care for the marginalized, often to the point ...

Pope Francis died at 88 years old after devoting the last 12 years of his life as the head of the Catholic Church. Catholic Churches around Tucson have planned special masses to honor his service, ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell became the acting head of the Vatican after Pope Francis’s death on Monday. Farrell is the camerlengo ...

Milwaukee religious and community figures share personal tributes to Pope Francis, highlighting his dedication to faith and ...

Rather than singling out abortion as an isolated policy topic — something to be settled with an election or a legal ruling — ...

With the Holy Father’s death falling on Easter Monday, many bishops expressed their hope in the Resurrection as they ...

He was a pope who understood the power of a simple touch: caressing the deformed head of a man in St.<a ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the senior Vatican official who announced Pope Francis' death on Monday morning, will serve as head of the Catholic Church until a new pope is elected, according to the Vatican ...

Pope Francis, a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church's conservatives and inspired some progressives, has died.

A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred ...

After the death of Pope Francis on Monday, the question looming around the world is, who will become the next leader of the ...

The Heights School teacher Jeff Thompson was photographed giving Pope Francis a kiss on the head in Washington, D.C., in 2015 ...