For months, the pontiff spoke by telephone almost every night with people sheltering in a Catholic church in the battered ...

Tributes to Pope Francis pour in from around the world with Vatican set to published details of funeral and conclave ...

Tributes have been paid after Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at his residence in the Vatican.

After a final appearance at St. Peter's Square following Easter Mass, Pope Francis passed away at the age of 88 on Monday, ...

A cardinal known as the camerlengo locked and sealed Pope Francis’ personal residence following his death at the age of 88.

The cardinals set the funeral for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, to be celebrated by the dean of the College of ...

What progress did Pope Francis make in righting the wrongs of the church for survivors of clerical and institutional abuse?

Cardinals were due to meet on Tuesday to plan Pope Francis's funeral, which leaders from around the world will attend ahead ...

When Francis became the first Latin American pope in 2013, many hoped he would reverse the Roman Catholic Church’s decline in ...

Pope Francis of Argentina after attending Easter mass and engaging worshipers from the 'Popemobile' Sunday, passed on Monday ...

Pope Francis’ passion for soccer was evident throughout his pontificate. A lifelong supporter of Argentine club San Lorenzo, ...

(James Hill | The New York Times) Bishops and cardinals during the funeral service of Pope Benedict XVI at St. Peter's ...