VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, who died on Monday, had an informal, lighthearted speaking style, and sometimes he even ...

He was a populist leader, often referred to as the "People's Pope." As pontiff, Francis, who died Monday at age 88, sought to ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

An openly gay Waukesha County priest credits Pope Francis for allowing him to come out after years of hiding. Father Greg ...

"He was really the person that kind of opened my heart to the Catholic Church," Daniel Barela said. "Ultimately bringing me to where I am today." ...

LGBTQ Catholics and theologians said the late pontiff’s legacy teaches that change can happen when leaders are willing to listen.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Here are key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday. Dec ...

In the hours following Pope Francis’ death Monday, leaders from Illinois — including former President Barack Obama and Gov.

Francis, 88, died Easter Monday following a lengthy bout of double pneumonia, the Vatican said. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who oversees the pope's affairs, announced his death from Casa Santa Marta, ...

Pope Francis was a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church’s conservatives and sometimes strayed from traditional views. Dignity USA Executive Director Marianne Duddy-Burke and professor of American ...

Pope Francis, the charismatic and conciliatory Argentinian who moved to liberalize the Roman Catholic Church, dramatically ...

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. The Vatican said the cause of death was a stroke that put him into a coma and led to heart failure. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with ...