Pope Francis, 88, who brought humility to the Catholic Church during the dozen years he presided over the faithful in Vatican ...

Hochul was among the many local, state and world leaders who shared reactions to the death of the head of the Catholic Church ...

India announces three days of state mourning following the death of Pope Francis, the first non-European Pope in centuries.

History’s first Latin American pope died today, and his fellow Argentinians flocked to mass to mourn the late Pope Francis on ...

Pope Francis, the 266th Bishop of Rome and Sovereign of the Vatican City, has died at 88. The Vatican confirmed his death early Monday in an announcement read out by Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the ...

Black smoke fumata nera in Italian indicates an inconclusive vote, while white smoke fumata bianca will signify that a new pope has been elected. If three days pass with no pope elected, voting can be ...

Despite his poor health, Francis battled a host of health issues toward the end of his life that left him weak and often ...

Adherents are reviving old practices and growing more assertive in the battle for the future of the Church—and the nation.

During his 12 years as head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis was a voice for compassion and peace, reformed the Vatican ...

Bells tolled in Catholic churches from his native Argentina to the Philippines and across Rome as news spread around the ...

People stand next to a photograph of Pope Francis placed at Saint Anthony Catholic church in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, April ...

Following Pope Francis's death on Easter Monday, Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell of the US has been appointed as the interim ...