A change in popes—through death or resignation—is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of the global Catholic Church and ...

Pope Francis, who died on April 21 at the age of 88, visited the United States just once, nearly 10 years ago, in September ...

Oklahomans attending mass at the Blessed Stanley Rother and local priests that had met Pope Francis shared their memories of the late pontiff.

Distinct to Argentina, and emerging in the 1960s, the theology of the people shared liberation theology’s focus on social ...

STEUBENVILLE — News from the Vatican interrupted the stillness of Easter Monday, announcing the death of Pope Francis at 88 ...

Parishioners at Pittsburgh's Saint Paul Cathedral were remembering the lessons learned from Pope Francis. He was known as a man of the people, highlighting God's mercy and caring for the poor.

Pope Francis true legacy will be his emphasis on mercy, which he believed would create a Church in ‘God’s style.’ ...

VATICAN CITY -- Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: ...

Pope Francis, who is still recovering from pneumonia, was not present at the Easter morning Mass but gave the Easter blessing ...

Celebrating his first Easter Vigil as the new archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy said that Jesus, through ...