Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday after a prolonged illness. He was ...

After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Pope Francis regularly referred to Ukraine and its people as “martyred” and ...

Cuba thaw and inked a deal with China on bishop appointments. His calls for peace and to fight climate change were not always ...

Even before dawn broke on Cuba’s iconic Plaza de La Revolución on Sunday, tens of thousands of the faithful had gathered to ...

The man who would be one of the most traveled popes in history once was known for avoiding travel, keeping to weekend trips ...

HAVANA, Cuba – Pope Francis’ visit to the United States in September of 2015 was part of a larger trip to North America. He ...

The Vatican said Francis, the first pope from Latin America, had died after a stroke, and revealed that his will requested a ...

Catholics and others in secular Cuba have been paying tribute to Pope Francis, praising in particular his efforts to ...

During his 12-year pontificate, Francis took important, even historical, ecumenical initiatives. In 2016, he became the first ...

After decades of conservative leadership, Francis tried to reset the course of the Roman Catholic Church, emphasizing ...

Pope Francis, who was elevated to the papacy in ... Feb. 12, 2016: Meets Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill during a stopover in Havana and declares "We are brothers," in first such meeting between ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, who died on Monday, had an informal, lighthearted speaking style, and sometimes he even ...