Pope Francis, a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church's conservatives and inspired some progressives, has died.

His critics were fellow clergy as well as elected officials in the ascendant wing of the American Catholic political realm.

Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, died Easter Monday after more than a decade leading the church. Here's what ...

Following Pope Francis' death, the Vatican enters a phase known as 'Sede Vacante' as cardinals prepare to elect a new pope.

Pope Francis' funeral will follow centuries of Catholic tradition — but it will also reflect the simplicity the late pontiff ...

During his final public appearance on Easter Sunday, Pope Francis called for an end to conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, using ...

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

Pope Francis passed away at the Vatican on April 21, after leading the Catholic faithful since March 2013. His election as ...

LYON, France — Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from ...

ROME—The Vatican is beginning the elaborate sequence of events for mourning, burying and replacing Pope Francis. On Monday ...

LYON, France — Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from ...

At this time of physical weakness, they help me to feel God's closeness, compassion and tenderness” Before his death, Pope ...