How many popes have there been? Has anyone ever refused the office? For an institution that has existed for nearly 2,000 ...

The Conclave Of Cardinals Have Elected A New Pope To Lead The World's Catholics VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MARCH 13: Newly ...

So declared Pope Francis in October 2014, just over a year-and-a-half after he was elected, as he beatified Pope Paul VI, who ...

P ope Francis, the reform-minded Roman Catholic leader who guided the church through an era of crisis, died Monday, April 21, ...

The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Francis has passed away at 7.35 am this Easter Monday. In a statement confirming the news ...

Pope Francis has died and leave behind an erratic legacy on his support for the LGBTQ+ community as head of the Catholic ...

The new pope's leadership will set the tone for the Church's future, whether continuing Francis's progressive reforms or shifting back toward conservatism.

The pontificate of Jorge Mario Bergoglio - who has died aged 88 - was marked to a degree unknown in the modern history of the ...

Pope Francis appeared on Easter Sunday, greeting the crowd in a wheelchair with a heartfelt "Happy Easter," marking his ...

Pope Francis, the first pope from the Americas, is remembered for challenging traditions of the Catholic church and advocating for social justice.

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio to an Italian migrant couple in Buenos Aires, Pope Francis divided Catholics over sexuality, the environment and China ...

The next few days and weeks will follow a process that is centuries old, from the destruction of Pope Francis’s Fisherman’s ...