The worldwide attention on the death of Pope Francis and the process to select a new pontiff comes as no surprise to the Very ...

Pope Francis probably expected that he would face opposition to his reform agenda after Catholics for two generations grew ...

A change in popes is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the ...

An Irish-born American cardinal was entrusted by Pope Francis to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy ...

Francis was more tolerant with another critic, the retired archbishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen. He excoriated the ...

Now, as tradition dictates, the late pontiff's signet ring will be destroyed - or defaced, at least - within the walls of the ...

Navarrosa, who is currently writing his thesis on the pope’s 2016 encyclical 'Amoris Laetitia,' recalls meeting Francis in ...

Local folks shared feelings of sadness, admiration and hope as they discussed the death of Pope Francis on Monday. The Argentine-born pontiff was 88. Tony Orndoff is dean of middle and high school ...

Catholic faithful gathered for multiple events in Toronto and Montreal to commemorate the late Pope Francis on Tuesday, a day ...

A Southington man is remembering Pope Francis after he spent decades designing ceremonial clothing for pontiffs. For 45 years ...

Roman Catholic cardinals gathered Tuesday in Vatican City to prepare for the Saturday funeral of Pope Francis.

As the Roman Catholic Church commemorates the life and legacy of Pope Francis, leaders are preparing to elect his successor.