"Some say he did not do enough; others criticize him for even meeting with people like me," said one transgender Catholic.

A procession to move the body of Pope Francis to St. Peter’s Basilica for three days of public viewing ended Wednesday ...

How Francis used social media to craft his image as the ‘People’s Pope’ - ANALYSIS: Papal selfies and a Rolling Stone cover saw Francis become a prominent pop culture figure, writes Aidan Moir ...

As tributes poured in from around the globe for Pope Francis, who died April 21, 2025, an AI-generated image of the Catholic ...

As news of the pope’s death traveled across the globe, observers fondly remembered a man who bought his own eyeglasses, got ...

With the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, the world has lost a truly unique and humble leader. Many had not expected ...

Now, as tradition dictates, the late pontiff's signet ring will be destroyed - or defaced, at least - within the walls of the ...

The pope's body will lie in state at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome starting April 23 and mourners can pay respects ahead of ...

Pope Francis, the first pope from the Americas, is remembered for challenging traditions of the Catholic church and advocating for social justice.

No matter what direction the church decides to take after Pope Francis, his legacy will stand the test of time.

His body will go into a zinc-lined, wooden coffin instead of the triplicate coffins of the past (cypress, lead and oak). It will bypass the private viewing for church officials in the Apostolic Palace ...

In many ways, Pope Francis embodied a tension at the heart of Catholicism in the 21st century: too liberal for some Catholics ...