With humility and compassion for the poor and disadvantaged, Pope Francis led the Roman Catholic Church from his ordination ...

As Pope Francis, he became a global player ... Egypt, Iraq, Ecuador, Chile and Cuba, among other countries. He helped restore ...

Bishop Michael Martin and other Catholic leaders in the Charlotte area reacted to the death of Francis, who had appeared in a ...

Here are some statistics about Pope Francis, whose death at the age of 88 was announced by the Vatican on Monday. Election The former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope on ...

Pope Francis, who challenged deeply rooted norms and made it his mission to change the perception of the Catholic Church around the world, has died at the age of 88. The Vatican said Francis died just ...

Pope Francis represented a new kind of Pope when he was elected. It was February 2013, when then-Pope Benedict the 16th ...

Any time a Pope dies, a process to pick his successor is triggered. The papal contest can be the stuff of fiction, such as ...

Eliott Rodriguez says Pope Francis was the first pontiff to address a joint session of the U.S. Congress. This would mark one ...

The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just ...

In his institutional reforms, Francis faced strong opposition, with some critics accusing him of 'tyrannical' behavior ...

Pope Francis died Monday, history's first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for ...

Pope Francis's death comes after a series of health struggles. He held his final public appearance on Easter Sunday.