With more than 61 million Catholics and the second-highest number of cardinals after Italy, a guessing game is emerging on whether an American could be elected pope.

During Francis’s papacy, evangelical Protestantism and secularism continued to remake Latin America’s religious geography, especially in Brazil.

President Donald Trump has ordered that flags across the United states to be flown at half-staff in memory of Pope Francis, who died on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis passed away in Vatican City after suffering a stroke and heart failure,

President Donald Trump will be among the world leaders attending the funeral of Pope Francis set for Saturday Saturday, April 26 in Rome.

Pope Francis' body will be moved to St Peter's Basilica on Wednesday to allow Catholic faithful to pay their final respects ahead of a funeral expected to bring U.S. President Donald Trump and dozens of other world leaders to Rome.

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

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.

Flags across the United States and at U.S. facilities worldwide will be flown at half-staff to honor the memory of His Holiness Pope Francis.