Cardinals are meeting at the Vatican to make the first decisions about running the Catholic Church following the death of ...

Cardinals Burke and Tobin, with deep Wisconsin connections, emerge as potential successors following Pope Francis' death as ...

The next Pope is a mystery and will be chosen by a conclave of cardinals. There are many other candidates on lists to replace ...

The pope's death comes one day after Francis, 88, greeted Easter Sunday crowds in his popemobile. He had battled a respiratory infection for weeks.

An Irish-born American cardinal was entrusted by Pope Francis to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy ...

"The Holy Father was a man of humility and simplicity, and he called us bishops to do the same thing. He called us to have the smell of the sheep, that we had to be around the people," Perez said.

Western New Yorkers are mourning the loss of 88-year-old Pope Francis, some of whom had the chance to meet the pontiff.

Long Island Catholics remember Pope Francis for his inclusivity and compassion, celebrating his impact on the church and ...

"Until the last day of his life he was a messenger of hope,” said Bishop Robert Brennan speaking to an afternoon crowd of ...

Pope Francis, the charismatic and conciliatory Argentinian who moved to liberalize the Roman Catholic Church, dramatically ...

The death of Pope Francis has brought a wave of reactions from leaders and prominent figures across Christendom, including ...

South Florida joins in the mourning for Pope Francis, the 88-year-old pontiff who was born in Argentina and was the first ...