Pope Francis, who chose his papal name after the 13th-century figure St. Francis of Assisi, known as the patron saint of ...

Francis framed climate change as an urgent spiritual issue and helped push the world to take action.

Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. As tributes pour in from around the world, the Vatican faces a transition.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has joined the world in mourning the death of His Holiness Pope Francis, who passed ...

I join the world in mourning the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis, a messenger of hope, humility and humanity,' says ...

As the head of the Vatican City, and the Catholic Church, the Pope is an internationally recognized diplomat, and has a ...

Pope Francis, the first Argentinian pope, passed away on Easter Monday, leaving a transformative legacy of compassion, reform ...

One of the most notable shifts under Pope Francis has been the Church's evolving stance on the death penalty and nuclear weapons. In 2018, the Vatican updated its teaching to explicitly oppose the ...

Africa is home to some of the fastest-growing Catholic populations in the world and has over 250 million Catholics.

“Today we were so proud to support Nalin in his faith journey as he was confirmed into the Catholic Church, completed RCIA, ...