Pope Francis, Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI are among the elected bishops of Rome who have led the Catholic Church ...

As thousands of people gather in Rome to remember the life of Pope Francis at a funeral in St. Peter’s Square, Fr. John ...

As tens of thousands of Catholics waited in hourslong lines to pay their respects to Pope Francis, many were debating the ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and ...

Catholic churches across the region will pay tribute to Pope Francis on Saturday, the day of his funeral, with the symbolic ...

Following the sexual-abuse crisis that badly damaged the Boston Archdiocese, a surge of committed, immigrant parishioners has ...

Some people said the pope's compassion inspired them. Others said he was too liberal or that no pope would affect how they ...

A Black pope would make a profound statement — not just in the United States, where President Donald Trump has demonized ...

Pope Francis will be remembered for elevating women to positions of power within the Catholic Church. Vatican author, ...

Changes during Pope Francis' tenure changes barely scratched the surface of securing full equality for women in the Catholic ...

Mourners young and old flocked to Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Northeast D.C.

Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. As tributes pour in from around the world, the Vatican faces a transition.