The Catholic faithful took heart when the pontiff, after two brushes with death, emerged from a hospital and resumed some of ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, 21 April 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta ...

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

By the time Francis took over as leader of the Catholic Church in 2013, meetings between the president and the pontiff had ...

The Catholic Church will now seek to name Francis' successor. The new pope will be selected through a process called the ...

Pope Francis has died at age 88. The first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and ...

The sky above St. Peter's Basilica turns pink and illuminates Bernini's colonnade, as thousands of faithful take their seats ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear ...

The local diocese will celebrate a Mass in Pope Francis’ honor at 4 p.m. Saturday at St. Michael’s Cathedral on State Street.

Leonardo DiCaprio has paid emotional tribute to Pope Francis after the Vatican announced his death on Easter Monday aged 88.

After Pope Francis' death, the Cardinal plays a central role in the Vatican, overseeing the preparations for the conclave.