In word, gesture and deed, Pope Francis consistently reached out to those on the edges – the poor, the disenfranchised, ...

In his landmark 2015 encyclical “Praised Be,” Pope Francis cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral ...

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 ...

Plus, salon owners are seeing a massive drawdown in clients coming in for their regular scheduled appointments, citing ...

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

Pope Francis was meant to be a pontiff for the age of globalization. The pope's spiritual mission doesn't change, but its ...

Francis broke from tradition and asked for a "simple" burial in Rome's Basilica of Saint Mary Major instead of St. Peter's ...

President Trump ordered flags across the United States to be flown at half-staff until sunset on the day of the pope's ...

The photos show the pope dressed in red vestments and lying in a simple, wooden coffin inside the chapel of the Santa Marta ...

Pope Francis's funeral will be held on Saturday, the Vatican announced, as world leaders from US President Donald Trump to ...

Francis made his last public appearance Sunday, delivering an Easter blessing and greeting followers from his popemobile ...

As Catholics mourn the death of Pope Francis and reflect on the pontiff's legacy as a reformer, questions are emerging about ...