Pope Francis sought to empower women and laity in synods, fueling conservatives' worry about LGBTQ+ inclusion and women's ...

Most popes have come from Europe, even though there are countries in South and Central America, Asia, and Africa with ...

Pope Benedict was an ardent defender of Catholic traditions. Pope Francis, who died Monday, chose a more liberal direction.

Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday after lying in state for three days in St. Peter’s Basilica, where the ...

Pope Francis didn’t affirm same-sex marriage or lobby for ordaining women as priests. But he gently steered the Catholic ...

The Archdiocese of Baltimore celebrated the life of Pope Francis Monday evening at The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen.

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the acting head of the Catholic Church, spent most of his career in the U.S. before being called to ...

The Catholic Church is preparing to choose a new pope, following the death of Pope Francis today at the age of 88. The ...

In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza ...

At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father. His entire life was dedicated to the ...

After Pope Francis died at the age of 88, many are wondering about the process in which new popes are selected ...

Mourners young and old flocked to Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Northeast D.C.