People will be able to pay their respects to Francis through Friday. Given the large turnout of faithful wishing to pay ...

While on a trip to Italy last week with his family, the vice president was one of the last officials to meet with Pope ...

Bishop Vasa, in a statement paying tribute to Francis, highlighted the late pope’s love for the poor and devotion to material ...

Pope Francis’ transformative vision for the American church made it more open, but also energized conservative resistance ...

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

Pontiffs have been players in global affairs for hundreds of years. Pope Francis carved out his own form of global influence.

When Pope Francis visited the United States in 2015, cheering crowds of Catholics and non-Catholics turned out in New York, ...

The vice president reflected publicly on the Easter Sunday visit after a private tour of the Taj Mahal in India.

Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21. American flags are to be flown at half-staff until the day of interment. Here's what ...

Pope Francis Francis died April 21 at 88, after battling a respiratory infection since Feb. 14. What happens next?

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the death of the ...

WASHINGTON — In the final hours of Pope Francis' life, he had what was unknowingly his last meeting with a global leader: U.S ...