Centuries of experience dealing with the death, or occasional resignation, of a pope has left the Catholic Church with ...

Pope Francis' solemn funeral Mass will be broadcast and livestreamed by multiple media outlets April 26, providing several ...

Pope Francis, who died April 21 at age 88, "will long be remembered for his outreach to those on the margins of the Church ...

Here is an explanation of some of the terms and practices related to the time between the death of Pope Francis April 21 and ...

Pope Francis was the ‘people’s pope,’” Bishop Kevin Kenney reflected recently as people around the world mourned the loss of ...

With his death April 21, Pope Francis marked yet another first in the history of the Catholic Church: he became the first ...

Over the course of his pontificate, Pope Francis held up two recurring images: the good shepherd who looks for the lost sheep ...

In his efforts to promote a holistic defense of human life, Pope Francis frequently denounced a "throwaway culture" where ...

Pope Francis died April 21 after suffering a stroke and heart attack, said the director of Vatican City State's department of ...

In his brief final testament, Pope Francis asked to be buried at Rome's Basilica of St. Mary Major and said he had offered ...

From the moment he took the helm of the Catholic Church's sprawling hierarchy, Pope Francis positioned himself as a pastor ...

Pope Francis, history's first pope from the global south and a maverick who often delighted the world, died April 21 after fighting pulmonary disease for the last few months.