The President is at the center of a brazenly transactional ecosystem that rewards flattery and lockstep loyalty.

The funeral rites take place in three parts, called stations. The first takes place in the pope’s private chapel, after ...

Before Pope Francis, Pope Benedict XVI was the leader of the Catholic Church. Benedict, a German-born academic, was one of the oldest popes to take charge of the church from 2005 until his retirement ...

Francis signaled a very different tone for the papacy, stressing humility over hubris for a Catholic Church beset by scandal ...

There's still a lot left to learn when it comes to ancient history, and scientists are still finding locations long since ...

In theory Francis shared those concerns, promising a more collegial and horizontally oriented church, more synodal, in the ...

The death of a pope triggers a centuries-old ritual to elect a new one. It involves sacred oaths, the piercing of ballots ...

On March 13, 2013, Francis succeeded Pope Benedict XVI, who was the first pope to retire in six centuries. Francis became the ...

Pope Francis, who led the Roman Catholic Church for more than 12 years and became a global symbol of humility, compassion and reform, died Monday.

Following are some of the major events of the life and ministry of Pope Francis, who has died at the age of 88.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and ...

The first pope from the Americas was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Dec. 17, 1936. He was chosen ...