Pope Francis, the pontiff whose acts of love and humility rippled through his papacy, was laid to rest in a service he ...

Here’s what Pope Francis said of Africa in 2022: “We only see material wealth, which is why historically it has only been ...

Flags across Texas and the United States have been lowered to half-staff since Monday in honor of Pope Francis.

Mourners will bid a final farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday during his funeral Mass, which is expected to draw ...

USA Today will livestream the funeral for Pope Francis beginning at 3 a.m. ET April 26. Live coverage of the funeral for Pope ...

Francis did away with that sort of viewing. Instead, a procession brought his coffin on Wednesday directly to St. Peter’s ...

There may be opportunities for impromptu diplomacy at one of the largest gatherings of world leaders in years.

Those touched − figuratively and literally − by Pope Francis, the "People's Pope," during his only visit to the U.S. reflect ...

Pontiffs have been players in global affairs for hundreds of years. Pope Francis carved out his own form of global influence.

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and ...

Pope Francis’ transformative vision for the American church made it more open, but also energized conservative resistance ...

His critics were fellow clergy as well as elected officials in the ascendant wing of the American Catholic political realm.