Pope Francis brought attention to the Catholic Church in impoverished areas around the globe that are often ignored.

The Vatican says Pope Francis' funeral will be held on April 26 at St. Peter's Basilica after the pontiff lies in state there ...

The pontiff's funeral is scheduled to begin on Saturday, April 26, according to the Vatican. Francis' death on Monday came ...

The names of a few U.S. bishops have surfaced as possible contenders for Pope including Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark, ...

Americans on the left and right are the most polarized they have been in the last 30 years. But nature, clean air and clean ...

Cardinals are meeting on Tuesday to decide on the arrangements for the pontiff's funeral and the election of his successor.

Pope Francis’ funeral has been set for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, and a viewing of his body will begin on ...

Tributes to Pope Francis pour in from around the world with Vatican set to published details of funeral and conclave ...

Pope Francis, the Catholic Church's first Latin American leader, died on Monday (Apr 21), and a conclave will be held next ...

In his landmark 2015 encyclical “Praised Be,” Pope Francis cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral ...

As tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within the walls of the ...

In Alabama, Gov. Kay Ivey followed President Trump in ordering flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of Pope Francis until ...