"In terms of legacy, he leaves some very big shoes to fill," journalist John Allen Jr. said Monday about Pope Francis.

Pope Francis, remembered as a beacon of hope and advocate for human dignity, died at age 88. Erie Catholic Bishop Lawrence Persico and other local Catholics mourned the pope's passing and reflected on ...

Even the moment of the formal verification of the pope’s death takes place in the context of a prayer service “at home” in ...

Upon Pope Francis's passing, a nine-day mourning period precedes preparations for the election of the next Pope. Among the ...

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

Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the next pope ...

Attendees at the Collective of Queer Christian Leaders event in Washington told Fox News Digital they reject President Donald ...

Now, all eyes are on the papal conclave that will be assembled to choose the next Bishop of Rome. There are 138 cardinals ...

Mourners across Liverpool and beyond have paid tribute to Pope Francis who died today, Easter Monday, aged 88. Pope Francis was elected to lead the Catholic church in March 2013 after the resignation ...

The sermons she heard there drew from liberation theology (the radical late-20th-century movement which holds that the church ...

Urbi et orbi” means “To the city [of Rome] and to the world.” It is a special apostolic blessing given by the pope every year ...

Parishioners feel their "faith is being taken away" by a decision to stop holding regular masses at their church. According ...