Pope Francis had a great sense of humor. When I met him once at the back of the papal plane, I cracked a joke with him that ...

Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. No date has ...

Some see the byword as a rallying call in a conservative campaign to reverse Francis’ push for a more inclusive church.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of young people from around the world had come to Rome expecting to rejoice this weekend in the ...

Pope Francis has been laid to rest, after a day that brought 250,000 together in a packed St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican, and countless more Catholics around the world also prayed for the late ...

From some of the world’s most powerful leaders to those on society’s margins whom Pope Francis always made a point to ...

The Vatican, headquarters of the Catholic Church, is the smallest state in the world, with its own newspaper, national anthem ...

Pope Francis requested simplicity in his wooden coffin and final resting place​, but his funeral Mass still reflected the ...

Pope Francis’ death the day after Easter Sunday made possible this striking, and perhaps historic, meeting in St. Peter’s ...

Over three days this week, more than 250,000 people stood for hours in line to pay their final respects while Francis’ body lay in state in St. Peter’s Basilica.

The world watched the funeral of Pope Francis, and Msgr. Richard Hilgartner from the Archdiocese of Baltimore explains the significance of the service.

Zelenskiy said the meeting could prove historic if it delivers the kind of peace he is hoping for, and a White House spokesperson called it "very productive." ...