Pope Francis, a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church's conservatives and inspired some progressives, has died.

Pope Francis waves from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter’s square during the weekly Angelus prayer on ...

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He will go down in history as the 'pope for the marginalized,' a Catholic leader in Naples, said of Pope Francis ...

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.

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate ...

Pope Francis’s tenure was punctuated by repeated clashes with American political leaders and sweeping efforts to install more ...

The death of Pope Francis, 88, after a long illness prompted an outpouring of condolences from church and civic leaders ...

On March 13, 2013, Francis succeeded Pope Benedict XVI, who was the first pope to retire in six centuries. Francis became the ...

World leaders have issued tributes and condolences after the death of Pope Francis was announced on Monday, one day after 1.4 ...

The life of Pope Francis, the first Latin American and first Jesuit to serve as the Roman Catholic Church’s pontiff, lasted ...