Pope Francis transformed women's roles in the Catholic Church without changing doctrine. His legacy: creating pathways for ...

In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza ...

Meet the Irish-American Camerlengo and Italian dean who are in charge of administering the Church during this interim period.

Liberals hoped he’d ordain women or allow gay marriage. Conservatives thought he’d tear up Church doctrine. But his papacy ...

The late pontiff’s health concerns in recent years led to contenders to succeed him known a papabile emerging even before his ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis' funeral will be held on April 26 at St. Peter's Basilica after the pontiff lies in state there ...

Roman Catholic cardinals gathered Tuesday in Vatican City to prepare for the Saturday funeral of Pope Francis.

Vatican and Beijing will be moving towards a more harmonious and conciliatory relationship no matter who the next pope is, ...

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

In life, Pope Francis strayed from the more conservative path forged by his predecessors Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict.

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