It’s hard not to love him,” Father Michael Ryan said of Pope Francis during the vigil at St. James Cathedral. “He represented the best of who we are and who we want to be.” ...

Ten U.S. cardinals are among those who will gather in Rome to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died Monday.

Ten U.S. cardinals are among those who will gather in Rome to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died Monday.

As an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, appointed by Pope Francis in late 2022, Evelio Menjivar-Ayala is ...

Charles "Chuck" Keating and his wife Kristin say their lives changed in a moment when Pope Francis visited Philadelphia in ...

As the first Latin American pontiff, the legacy of Pope Francis in the region is complex, according to analysts consulted by ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

Conservatives cite Cardinal Robert Sarah's comments on defying woke gender ideology and remembering the West's Christian ...

After signing the Book of Condolences at the Apostolic Nunciature on April 24, Geraldine Byrne Nason, the ambassador of ...

WASHINGTON — In the final hours of Pope Francis' life, he had what was unknowingly his last meeting with a global leader: U.S. Vice President JD Vance. The meeting on Sunday was a short one, lasting ...

Pope Francis, who passed away at the age of 88, was known for his inclusive policies and advocacy for the marginalized, including Black people, and appointed three Black men who are in contention to ...

Pope Francis was the first pontiff elected from the Society of Jesus — also known as the Jesuits. It's one of the most prominent religious orders in the Catholic Church, with approximately 15,000 ...