The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

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

With the death of Pope Francis, announced by the Vatican on Monday, the Roman Catholic Church will begin elaborate rituals steeped in tradition that mark the end of one papacy and lead to the ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has passed away, as announced by the Vatican. His leadership and reforms have left a lasting legacy. Recently ...

Pope Francis, who was 88, was the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church. He died earlier today (Easter Monday, April 21) a day after appearing in St Peter's Square to wish a ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah, the governing body for Catholic churches in this part of Georgia, will host a special mass for Pope Francis on Tuesday, April 22nd.

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on Monday. He was 88, and had survived a serious bout of double pneumonia.

Francis made history in 2015 when he met with students at Our Lady Queen of Angels School in East Harlem, New York.

Pope Francis, the Argentinian pontiff who led the Roman Catholic Church for nearly 12 years, died on Monday. He was 88. Pope Francis delivers his "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world ...

Pope Francis transformed women's roles in the Catholic Church without changing doctrine. His legacy: creating pathways for ...

Francis captured the imaginations of believers and non-believers alike. Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of ...

After decades of conservative leadership, Francis tried to reset the course of the Roman Catholic Church, emphasizing inclusion and care for the marginalized over doctrinal purity. Pope Francis at ...