The pope's death comes one day after Francis, 88, greeted Easter Sunday crowds in his popemobile. He had battled a ...

Simple words and gentle gestures -- that is how Long Islanders remember Pope Francis, a pontiff they loved and respected.

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

Pope Francis charmed the world with those poignant acts of love, humility and informality, starting with his first appearance ...

Amid the extreme political polarization in his home country, the Pope found himself at odds with nearly every President.

The bells at St. Ann Catholic Church rang Monday in honor of Pope Francis. Father Mitchel Zimmerman is the Prairie Village ...

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

In his homily, Bishop Oscar Cantú described Francis as a beacon of hope in a time of cynicism and disillusionment ...

Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the next ...

Green Bay Bishop David Ricken remembers meeting Pope Francis in person. Other Catholic leaders recall the impact the Pontiff ...

The death of a pope, and the election of a new pontiff, is adorned with high ritual and elaborate ceremony. For more about how the Catholic Church will celebrate and mourn Pope Francis, and what comes ...

But few could have predicted that appearance would be his last and that just hours later, he would leave unfinished his ambitious project of reimagining the world’s largest Christian church and its ...