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 ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” ...

A Cincinnati couple shares their unforgettable experience of meeting Pope Francis during their honeymoon in 2017.

Upon his election to the papacy, Pope Francis became the first pontiff to hail from Latin America. His impact, though, ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday (April 21) after suffering a ...

His critics were fellow clergy as well as elected officials in the ascendant wing of the American Catholic political realm.

LYON, France (AP) — Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from ...

Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church who passed away yesterday, will be remembered not only as the first pope ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear ...

Pope Francis died Monday morning, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced.

Australian Catholics have paid tribute to Pope Francis at mass on Tuesday morning around the country. Australia's political ...

The first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on Monday.