Pope Francis, a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church's conservatives and inspired some progressives, has died.

Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the next ...

LYON, France — Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from ...

Chicago Catholics gathered at an Easter Monday Mass in Pilsen to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and mourn the ...

Pope Francis, who died on Monday, revised various rites last year, simplifying the funeral rituals to emphasize his role as a ...

However, Pope Francis was in the hospital for 38 days for double pneumonia until March 23. The Holy See said at the time the ...

Through hundreds of years of tradition in the Catholic church a new pope will be chosen in a papal conclave following the ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the death of the Argentine pontiff ...

Pope Francis will long be remembered for his outreach to those on the margins of the Church and of society,’ said Archbishop ...