Pope Francis had a great sense of humor. When I met him once at the back of the papal plane, I cracked a joke with him that ...

Tens of thousands of people flocked to the Vatican for the funeral of Pope Francis. The beloved pontiff, the first Latin ...

The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled to mark the end of the funeral Mass in Vatican City, where mourners joined in a ...

Crowds of mourners waited in line on Sunday for a chance to visit Pope Francis’ final resting place in the Santa Maria ...

Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday’s ceremony will still be full ...

Pope Francis’ wooden coffin was sealed on Friday night, in a private rite that officially ends three days of his body lying ...

The funeral of Pope Francis gave Catholics across the globe the chance to bid farewell to a beloved pontiff – and for world ...

Cardinals have chosen May 7 as the date to start conclave and elect a new leader for 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, the Vatican announced.

Pope Francis didn’t affirm same-sex marriage or lobby for ordaining women as priests. But he gently steered the Catholic ...

At age 16, Ana María Careaga was pregnant and kidnapped during the regime of terror. Her story is one Pope Francis never ...

Pope Francis, who chose his papal name after the 13th-century figure St. Francis of Assisi, known as the patron saint of ...

During the Francis papacy, the role of women in the church emerged as a pressing priority, with Catholics across the globe calling for change.