Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Catholic Church, has died at age 88. The Vatican will observe a nine-day mourning period, ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago will succeed Pope Francis as the leader of the Catholic Church. Prevost, the first ...

Pope Francis did not act as a steward of that faith, but as an improviser. Under his pontificate, clarity was displaced by ...

The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S. conservative opposition to reform.

Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pope and the first pope from the Americas, left an impact on the Catholic Church and on the world that will be felt for generations.

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...

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

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of ...

Remembering Pope Francis, the Catholic Church leader who broke with tradition 10:43. Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged ...

A longtime Vatican correspondent shares his insights on the legacy of Pope Francis, a populist leader who sought to bring the ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the 267th Pope of the Catholic Church after a conclave that began on May ...

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