A Black pope would make a profound statement — not just in the United States, where President Donald Trump has demonized ...

Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...

Pope Francis’ body was transferred to St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Wednesday, April 23, allowing mourners to pay ...

Remembering Pope Francis, the Catholic Church leader who broke with tradition 10:43. Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged ...

Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. As tributes pour in from around the world, the Vatican faces a transition.

Pope Francis sought to make the church more welcoming, global and collegial, after his predecessors adopted more doctrinaire ...

A new pope will be selected to lead the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis. The pope is chosen during a ...

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

Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, who was accused of covering up cases of abuse as archbishop of Los Angeles, will have an official ...

A new light is being shed on the clerical abuse scandal which has been plaguing the Church for decades when news came out ...

Meet the Irish-American Camerlengo and Italian dean who are in charge of administering the Church during this interim period.

If the coming conclave chooses someone who lets Pope Francis’ torch dim rather than carry it forward, it would be a global ...