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

Some of the top candidates, ranked by Italian Vatican watcher Gaetano Masciullo and Vaticanists Edward Pentin and Diane ...

The burial of a Pope follows a solemn and symbolic process. Here’s a guide to the declaration of death, burial site, casket, ...

Vatican CitySeveral thousand took part in a rosary prayer for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on Monday ... however haltingly, to reshape the Roman Catholic Church into a more inclusive institution ...

Pope Francis was elected in 2013, following the resignation of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI. Pope Francis waves to the ...

Francis’s liberal views on LGBTQ people in the church and women potentially serving as ordained deacons — something he was willing to discuss but never approved — could spark a retrenchment.

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died at 88. He had recently survived a bout ...

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, died Monday at the age of 88, following complications from double pneumonia., ...

Pope Francis has died aged 88 after serving as the Head of the Catholic Church for 12 years. The pontiff had been recovering ...

Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, leaving the world wondering who will lead the Catholic Church next. The Vatican will soon hold a conclave where 138 eligible cardinals will vote in secret to ...

Australians from all walks of life and across the political spectrum are paying tribute to Pope Francis following his passing ...