Black smoke will billow from the Sistine Chapel on an unsuccessful vote. White smoke rises when the selection is made. The ...

Bible study author and prolific podcaster Jeff Cavins said Pope Francis followed in the footsteps of those who came before ...

Below are some memorable quotes from Pope Francis on the environment, LGBTQ rights, science, his celebrity status, clergy sex ...

Pope Francis, known in part for his consistent advocacy on behalf of those who suffer and for promoting an inclusive approach ...

In Laudato Si’ (2015), Francis extended this recognition of the interdependence of all people to an awareness of ...

Pope Francis died Monday morning at the age of 88, according to Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo. "At 7:35 this ...

Pope Francis has died, plunging Catholics into mourning and heralding a new era of uncertainty for the world’s oldest and ...

Francis signaled a very different tone for the papacy, stressing humility over hubris for a Catholic Church beset by scandal ...

Pope Francis greets Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville, Texas, during a Jan. 20, 2020, meeting with U.S. bishops from Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas during their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican.

With the death of Pope Francis, the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis, which was scheduled for April 27, has been postponed.

Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s life in Argentina was marked by challenges that prepared him for his election in an unexpected ...

After decades of conservative leadership, Francis tried to reset the course of the Roman Catholic Church, emphasizing ...