After decades of conservative leadership, Francis tried to reset the course of the Roman Catholic Church, emphasizing ...

One evening, just after Francis had been elected Pope in 2013, a group of local religious leaders gathered at my house in Oak ...

This campaign has made Pope Francis arguably the most consistent high-profile defender of ... with priests and parishioners at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City. The church, which ...

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.

This advocacy made Pope Francis arguably the most consistent high-profile defender of the Palestinians ... in on a daily basis with priests and parishioners at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza ...

During his groundbreaking papacy, Pope Francis inspired the masses as he challenged the traditions and standards of the ...

The rite began in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta and ended with the Holy Father’s body before the Altar of Confession in ...

Christians are celebrating Holy Week with processions and reenactments in places like Jerusalem, Brazil, Nigeria, India, ...

Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez celebrated Mass on Good Friday commemorating the Holy Passion and Death of Jesus Christ.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s ...