Pope Francis transformed the Catholic Church's approach to economics by prioritizing people over profits. His advocacy for ...

An Israeli airstrike hit Gaza’s only Catholic church, killing two people and wounding several others, including Rev. Gabriele ...

When he was elevated to the papacy in 2013, Pope Francis was widely expected to shake up the Catholic Church, to liberals’ delight and conservatives’ horror.

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at 88 years old after suffering a stroke. He led the Catholic Church as pontiff for 12 years. Pope Francis' funeral is Saturday, April 26, 2025, after three days ...

Pope Francis sought change on a number of fronts. He clearly saw an expanded role for women in the church (though, it must be noted, he did not see them destined for priesthood).

Francis’ determination to build a truly global church was driven in part by his desire to disrupt the hidebound traditions that had governed the Catholic Church for centuries. When he became ...

In a July 17 telegram, Pope Leo XIV said he was “deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and injury caused by the ...

The late Pope Francis donated all his remaining money to a youth rehabilitation project inside a Roman prison in one of his final acts as the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

Black bunting is strung across St. Raphael Catholic Church in Naperville Monday following the Vatican's announcement of Pope Francis' death on Monday, April 21, 2025. (Tess Kenny/Naperville Sun) ...

Until his final days, the late Pope Francis had regularly spoken to the priest at Gaza's Catholic church about the situation ...