Some people said the pope's compassion inspired them. Others said he was too liberal or that no pope would affect how they ...

Mykola Bychok says he had personally spoken of the war with the late pontiff and asked Francis to pray for the 20,000 ...

Pope Francis’ emphasis on reaching out to the “peripheries" of the church and world will result in the most diverse ...

The late pontiff’s health concerns in recent years led to contenders to succeed him foreseeing a papabile ahead of his death ...

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

In front of hundreds of world leaders attending the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday, Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista ...

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

Of the 135 cardinal electors, these four Canadians will help find the new pope. They will be joined by 12 other cardinals from North America Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the ...

With Pope Francis' funeral taking place today, one question inevitably coming to everyone's mind - who will be the next pope?

As world leaders gather in Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday, many Catholics are wondering if the church could soon ...

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

Ten U.S. cardinals are among those who will gather in Rome to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died Monday.