Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from around the world on ...

After Pope Francis’s death at the age of 88, the process of electing the next pontiff will begin. Cardinal electors, the vast ...

His critics were fellow clergy as well as elected officials in the ascendant wing of the American Catholic political realm.

A 45-year-old Melbourne-based cardinal will be among the world's highest-ranking bishops and clergy determining the next ...

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

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The Most Rev. Joseph C. Bambera, bishop of Scranton, will celebrate a special diocesan memorial Mass for Pope Francis on ...

The world mourns the passing of Pope Francis, a shepherd who walked among wolves and lambs alike, his life echoing the radical humility that Nikos Kazantzakis immortalized in God’s Pauper: St. Francis ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, closing a 12-year papacy marked by progressive reforms and sharp opposition from ...

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

Pope Francis sought to empower women and laity in synods, fueling conservatives' worry about LGBTQ+ inclusion and women's ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the senior Vatican official who announced Pope Francis' death on Monday morning, will serve as head of the Catholic Church until a new pope is elected, according to the Vatican ...