DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip: In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent evening ritual: He would call the ...

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

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

Cardinals were due to meet on Tuesday to plan Pope Francis’ funeral, which leaders from around the world will attend ahead of ...

Pope Francis was the first Latin American pope in the Catholic Church's history, and was famously known for his messages of ...

The Diocese of Sacramento represents one million Catholics in Northern California and they are mourning the loss of Pope ...

Government and Catholic officials mourn the death of Pope Francis, who is remembered as a role model for peace, humanity and ...

The Vatican has released photos of Pope Francis in his open coffin, dressed in a red robe with the papal mitre on his head ...

Iowa Catholic Conference executive director Tom Chapman says his first reaction to the death of Pope Francis was sadness. Chapman says the pope sent a signal of his […] ...

Pope Francis held the papacy during a period of global hostility toward immigrants — a trend he did his best to resist.

The world is mourning Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday aged 88 from a cerebral stroke and subsequent heart failure.

Serge Quevillon made it a point Monday to visit Montreal's Mary Queen of the World Cathedral to pay respect to Pope Francis.