"Pope Francis was a visionary leader of the Catholic Church who called on all of us to see the humanity in everyone," U.S.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, released an official statement just before 8 a.m. on the passing of Pope ...

Pope Francis, the first non-European head of the Roman Catholic Church in more than a millennium, died Monday. He was 88.

Pope Francis, who sought to be a bridge maker as he led the Catholic Church in a time of deep polarization, died at 7:35 a.m.