Francis was more tolerant with another critic, the retired archbishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen. He excoriated the ...

Every pope has his critics. And Pope Francis probably expected that he would face opposition to his reform agenda after ...

Pope Francis died of a cerebral stroke and irreversible heart failure, the Vatican’s top doctor said Monday. The stroke led ...

Melania Trump’s proclaimed fluency in Italian was not on display when she met Pope Francis at the Vatican in 2017.

After his last appearance on Easter Sunday at the Vatican, Pope Francis passed early Monday morning of heart failure after ...

US President Donald Trump confirmed that he would be attending the funeral of Pope Francis, accompanied by First Lady Melania ...

An Irish-born American cardinal was entrusted by Pope Francis to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy ...

A change in popes is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the ...

Regardless of their faith or politics, Pope Francis received a succession of Argentine presidents at the Vatican.

Pope Francis has died at age 88. The first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the ...

Pope Francis died, aged 88, on Monday. But contrary to speculation, his death was not caused by double pneumonia for which he ...

Cardinals will meet Tuesday to decide the date for Pope Francis's funeral, starting a process that will culminate in the ...