In memory of Pope Francis (1936–2025), this photo essay traces the remarkable journey of a pontiff who redefined the papacy ...

As Pope Francis is remembered for his outreach to communities far beyond the Vatican, his relationship with the Holy Family ...

The papal conclave will be influenced by Pope Francis, whose picks to the College of Cardinals increased its geographic ...

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis will host a mass for Pope Francis on Thursday at noon at the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, ...

The pope's death at the age of 88 ends a 12-year papacy that began with the historic resignation of Francis' predecessor in ...

After the ballots are pierced, they are burned in a cylindrical stove at the end of the voting session. Black smoke from the ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church has died on April 21. This has ended an often ...

Pope Francis, 88, who brought humility to the Catholic Church during the dozen years he presided over the faithful in Vatican ...

Pope Francis appears on the central lodge of St. Peter’s Basilica to bestow the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and to ...

Bells tolled in churches from his native Argentina to the Philippines and across Rome as news spread around the world.