Oscar Crespo was watching TV in his native Buenos Aires when he saw the white smoke appearing above the Sistine Chapel at the ...

The death of Pope Francis has impacted travel plans for many members of the religious community who were scheduled to visit ...

Navarrosa, who is currently writing his thesis on the pope’s 2016 encyclical 'Amoris Laetitia,' recalls meeting Francis in ...

An Irish-born American cardinal was entrusted by Pope Francis to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy ...

Francis was more tolerant with another critic, the retired archbishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen. He excoriated the ...

Grief and tributes for Pope Francis were shared around the world Tuesday, a day after the popular pontiff died at age 88.

Pope transformed the church’s senior leadership, exposing growing differences over teachings. “Once you start opening the ...

The first photos of the deceased Pope Francis were published by the Vatican as funeral rites are underway. Cardinal Kevin ...

Among Pope Francis' last words were "thank you" to his personal nurse, for encouraging him to greet crowds in St. Peter's ...

Tributes to Pope Francis pour in from around the world with Vatican set to published details of funeral and conclave ...

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

The pope's death comes one day after Francis, 88, greeted Easter Sunday crowds in his popemobile. He had battled a ...