Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, closing a 12-year papacy marked by progressive reforms and sharp opposition from ...

The Bishop of Alexandria, Robert Marshall Jr. reflected on the pope’s legacy and how the Catholic Church will remember his service.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern ...

Pope Francis, the 266th Bishop of Rome and Sovereign of the Vatican City, has died on Easter Monday. Bells tolled in church ...

Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21, 2025, left behind many questions. The white box remains the greatest mystery of ...

Pope Francis sought to empower women and laity in synods, fueling conservatives' worry about LGBTQ+ inclusion and women's ...

Pope Francis didn’t affirm same-sex marriage or lobby for ordaining women as priests. But he gently steered the Catholic ...

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

Recap: The senior Catholic candidates who 'could undo Pope Francis's progressive legacy' if elected - as Vatican prepares for ...

The help became known only after the death of the pontiff. In late 2023, Pope Francis secretly helped to purchase drones for ...

A Catholic scholar explains every step of the conclave process that will determine the successor to the late Pope Francis.