Sister Maria Francisco, of Bishop Louis Reicher, who saw the pontiff during his 2015 U.S. visit, reflects on his impact and ...

The pope’s funeral will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said. The funeral Mass ...

Pontiffs have been players in global affairs for hundreds of years. Pope Francis carved out his own form of global influence.

For months, the pontiff spoke by telephone almost every night with people sheltering in a Catholic church in the battered ...

Among Pope Francis' last words were "thank you" to his personal nurse, for encouraging him to greet crowds in St. Peter's ...

Pope Francis had been suffering from health issues in the weeks before his death, including a more than one-month stay in the ...

I'm not a Catholic who follows the Vatican's commands unquestioned. But Pope Francis worked hard to make the church more ...

Francis did not preside over the Vatican’s Easter Mass as he was limiting his workload since his hospitalization, but made an appearance at the end to deliver the twice-yearly blessing and message ...

Reactions to the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday quickly began pouring into social media from around the world. Crowds ...

In one of his last public acts, Pope Francis gave a message of hope and peace in his Easter Sunday speech at the Vatican only hours before his death.

AND PEOPLE ALL ACROSS THE WORLD ARE REMEMBERING POPE FRANCIS THIS MORNING, INCLUDING HERE IN NEW MEXICO. PEYTON SPELLACY IS ...