Nuns pray in front of a memorial to Pope Francis at Mission San Diego de Alcalá. (Photo courtesy Mission San Diego de Alcalá via Facebook)...

The Russian president said he would “forever cherish” the memory of his conversations with the pontiff...

When the College of Cardinals chose Argentina’s Jorge Maria Bergoglio as successor to the retiring Pope Benedict XVI, they made a guess abou...

Pope Francis died of a stroke on Easter Monday, according to the Vatican. He was one of the most popular pontiffs in decades, taking stances...

On Monday morning in Rome Cardinal Kevin Farrell Camerlengo or Cardinal Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church announced the death of Pope Fra...

In fictional tales and documentaries, directors approached him as a screen character who was both admired and controversial.

"In terms of legacy, he leaves some very big shoes to fill," journalist John Allen Jr. said Monday about Pope Francis.

Daniel Ibáñez Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra preside over the...

Remember when Melania Trump and her fans liked to claim that she could speak at least five languages, including Italian in addition to Engli...

The faithful come to the Vatican to mark their respects for Pope Francis, who died Monday at 88.

Daniel Ibáñez Pope Francis arrives at his general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. With the Holy Father’s death...

The head of the Roman Catholic Church dies at the Vatican at the age of 88.

The College of Cardinals, in choosing a successor, should look to Jesus’s choice of Peter.