Following the passing of Pope Francis at the age of 88, here are 14 favourites considered to succeed Pope Francis and become ...

Cardinals have taken their first decisions following the death of Pope Francis. They have set Saturday as the date for his ...

Francis was more tolerant with another critic, the retired archbishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen. He excoriated the ...

People have gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican to mourn Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope who charmed believers with his humble style.

Cardinals are meeting at the Vatican to make the first decisions about running the Catholic Church following the death of ...

Pope Francis has died, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the ...

Catholics from around Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire expressed both sorrow and gratitude for the late Pope ...

A new pope does not swoop in and openly set about undoing the legacy of another. But a lot can change as far as style, ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here ...

A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred and secretive process is no popularity contest or campaign, but rather the ...

He was a pope who understood the power of a simple touch: caressing the deformed head of a man in St. Peter’s Square, washing ...

Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from around the world on ...