Francis’s stance was less clear on L.G.B.T.Q. issues. While he rejected same-sex marriage, he called on priests to be welcoming to non-traditional relationships between gay men, lesbians and ...

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami serves a population of nearly one million Catholics, including those in Miami-Dade, Broward, and the Keys. Catholics in South Florida spoke of Francis ...

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff, died on April 21. He was 88. "Pope Francis never revisited Argentina, but he maintained a link with the population," journalist Daniel ...

Sixteen days after the reign of Pope Francis ended with his death on Easter Monday, the Catholic Church is looking to the future. The papal conclave got underway Wednesday afternoon in Rome ...

The Mass, at 12:10 p.m. Friday, will come ahead of Francis’ funeral in Rome, L.A. Archbishop José H. Gomez announced Tuesday. The L.A. Mass will be “in thanksgiving for the life and ministry ...

Gomez celebrated a Memorial Mass on Friday, April 25, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angeles in downtown to honor the life and ministry of Pope Francis. The liturgy was held in anticipation ...

From L to R, back row: sister Maria Helena, mother Regina Sivori, brother Alberto, Jorge Bergoglio (Pope Francis), brother Oscar, sister Martha, stepbrother Enrique Narvaja. Sitting from L to R ...

Pope Francis died of a cerebral stroke and heart failure, the head of the Vatican’s health department, Dr. Andrea Arcangeli, confirmed Monday, April 21. Francis, who was 88, suffered a stroke ...