As cardinals gather in Rome this week to select the next pope, global news networks covering every twist and turn will be ...

European pope in centuries, Francis was especially aware of colonialism’s impact and the need to embrace many cultures within ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That’s more than any ...

Those touched − figuratively and literally − by Pope Francis, the "People's Pope," during his only visit to the U.S. reflect ...

As the conclave gets underway, eyes are searching for the billowing white smoke that signals Habemus Papam: “We have a pope.” ...

After a tumultuous papacy, Pope Francis leaves the Chair of Peter with faithful American Catholics anticipating a return to orthodoxy.

Pope Francis’ transformative vision for the American church made it more open, but also energized conservative resistance ...

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church. That's more than any nation except Italy, home to 17 of the electors who ...

Pope Francis died Easter Monday, the Vatican announced. Here's a look at his time in the United States, including if he ever visited Massachusetts.

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

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