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

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 understood the power of a simple touch. Some of the most iconic moments of his papacy were those when he ...

Leaders across the political spectrum are honoring Pope Francis’ legacy following his death at 88 on Easter Monday.

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

Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell - who is the acting head of the Church of England - has reacted to Pope Francis's death.

Pope Francis, who challenged deeply rooted norms and made it his mission to change the perception of the Catholic Church ...

Vance and Francis have publicly disagreed in recent months on immigration policies and other aspects of church teaching, so ...

Pope Francis, 88, was remembered for fostering solidarity among Catholics, people of other faiths including Jews and Muslims, ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88, the Vatican has said. ...

The first pope from the Americas was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Dec. 17, 1936. He was chosen ...