Pope Francis sought to make the church more welcoming, global and collegial, after his predecessors adopted more doctrinaire ...

Pope Francis is being remembered as a pastoral leader – and in some ways, his treatment of women in the Catholic Church was ...

Some people said the pope's compassion inspired them. Others said he was too liberal or that no pope would affect how they ...

Build on the good of what Francis achieved while focusing on doctrinal clarity.

Ross Douthat: The death of Pope Francis ends, or at least temporarily suspends, a tumultuous period in the life of the ...

Both critics and followers agree the pope made significant, lasting changes to the Catholic Church and its role in the world.

A Catholic scholar explains every step of the conclave process that will determine the successor to the late Pope Francis.

Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, the Vatican has announced. 10 years ago, his encyclical, Laudato Si’, was published.

(WDBJ) - Thousands in our hometowns are mourning the loss of Pope Francis. One Catholic church in Lynchburg has opened its doors to allow members to come in and pray. We spoke with the pastor of ...

Father Craig Hightower at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Missoula says the passing of Pope Francis is especially impactful because he was the first Jesuit pope. "I think there's a lot of ...

Pope Francis, the Catholic Church's 266th pontiff, was the first Jesuit to lead the church in its nearly 2,000-year history. More than 200,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square April 26 to ...

SINGAPORE: Pope Francis was a "model of mercy and compassion", the Roman Catholic Church in Singapore said on Monday (Apr 21) as it paid tribute to the pontiff who died at the age of 88.