Survivors of clerical abuse, experts in child protection and victim advocacy groups have collectively decried the presence of ...

The next pope can decide whether to reverse — or make permanent — certain habits and reforms introduced by Francis.

It leaves you wondering how such darkness can be expiated, how humans can wreak such horror on other human beings.

Sister M. Aline Shultz, OSF, intentionally spoke of Pope Francis in the present tense on Monday, just hours after the news ...

In an interview with a Spanish newspaper, he stated, “I know that something could happen to me, but it is in the hands of God ...

Pope Francis regularly used his public addresses, especially his Angelus prayers, to call for peace between Ukraine and ...

Hundreds of thousands gathered in Rome to pay their final respects to Pope Francis. His funeral mass at the Vatican on Saturday was in front of a crowd more than quarter million strong.

From royalty to prominent world leaders, thousands of people to gather in the Vatican to pay their respects to Pope Francis.

Pope Francis’ emphasis on reaching out to the “peripheries" of the church and world will result in the most diverse ...

The pontiff leaves behind a legacy shaped by unity, compassion and moral leadership, writes Catherine Pepinster, but also ...

Throughout his papacy, Francis took steps to appoint and integrate women into leadership roles in the Vatican.