Most popes have come from Europe, even though there are countries in South and Central America, Asia, and Africa with ...

Arizona Republic reporter Daniel Gonzalez covered Pope Francis' 2016 trip to Mexico. Here's what he remembers about the historic five-day visit.

Pope Francis’ funeral will be a more modest event, after the pontiff broke with longstanding Vatican tradition to simplify ...

Pope Francis died Monday morning at the age of 88, following a 12-year tenure as the head of the Catholic Church.

Since 1990, the share of Mexicans who identify themselves as Catholic has dropped from just over 90% to 78%, according to Mexico’s 2020 census. “Young people, they’re losing their faith ...

Every year, crowds fill the streets of the central Mexican town of Atlixco on the Catholic holiday of Good Friday to witness ...

Reaction to the passing of Pope Francis included many New Mexico and religious leaders. "Pope Francis embodied values that ...

"We're going to miss him. He was a great pope and a great leader," Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico John Wester said.