Pope Francis, who was elevated to the papacy in ... and has turned Earth into "an immense pile of filth." July 10, 2015: Apologizes in Bolivia for the sins and crimes of the Catholic Church ...

Daniel Ibanez/CNA July 24-30 — In his first papal visit to Canada, Pope Francis apologizes for the harsh treatment of the indigenous Canadians, saying many Christians and members of the ...

The late Pope Francis donated all his remaining money to a youth rehabilitation project inside a Roman prison in one of his final acts as the head of the Roman Catholic Church. Before his death ...

If there’s one succinct way to describe Pope Francis’s stewardship of the Catholic Church over the last 12 years, it might best be done with three of his own words: “todos, todos ...

The successor of Pope Francis has been selected. Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago, the first American pope. According to the Vatican, he will go by Leo XIV. Here's what we know. The newly elected ...

White smoke has signaled that a new pope has been selected to replace Pope Francis. The smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in Rome on the second day of balloting, indicating the ...

Pope Francis will be remembered for his humble spirit, compassionate leadership and historic significance as the first pope from the Americas and the first born outside of Europe in more than a ...