Catholics across the country began reflecting on loss and legacy of Pope Francis. Many celebrated his humility and concern ...

The death of Francis, who was one of the oldest popes in the church’s history, came weeks after he was discharged from a Rome ...

Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced the sad news that 88-year-old Pope Francis passed away at around ...

When he was installed as head of Roman Catholic Church in 2013, Pope Francis was heralded as a progressive change-maker. For ...

H5N1 bird flu has infected over 1,009 cattle across 17 U.S. states, affected poultry in New York and New Mexico, and caused one human death in Louisiana.

Pope Francis had experienced declining health in the last few years of his papacy, including a long hospitalization for ...

When a pope is ill, resigns or passes away, who steps in? And who else helps lead the Holy See?

Local political and religious leaders are honoring the 266th Bishop of Rome and Sovereign of the Vatican City as they share their own memories with the first Latin American pontiff. Philadelphia's ...

Scientists at the Institute for Agroecology at the University of Vermont, along with international co-authors, have ...

Pope Francis passed away at 89 on 21 April. In recent months, the Pontiff had been seriously ill. In February, he was ...

Pope Francis, the trailblazing Roman Catholic pontiff who advocated a more compassionate papacy and a less traditionalist approach than his predecessor, has died, the Vatican said, hours after making ...

CARACAS (Reuters) - El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele proposed a deal on Sunday to send 252 Venezuelans deported by the ...