Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope, has died at age 88 after a 12-year papacy. Following his death, the Vatican ...

In the papal conclave to elect a new pope, here's a look at what the color of smoke (black or white) means after each vote.

Black smoke means the election of a new pope was inconclusive. White smoke means a new pope has been selected.

And once the election process for a new pope begins, gatherers will turn upward each day, waiting for black or white smoke to fill ... the Catholic Church's most senior officials will meet to ...

Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88, just a day after making a much-anticipated appearance at Saint Peter's Sq ...

Pope Francis’ transformative vision for the American church made it more open, but also energized conservative resistance ...

A black man mourning Pope Francis caused quite a stir in the Vatican City as he expressed his anger over something that ...

she watched her father walk past East 11th Street’s “pimps and prostitutes” to invite homeless individuals to service. She remembers her mother organizing meals for hundreds in the church ...

Ever since Pope Francis died, I have been reflecting upon my time in Catholic school and the lessons I learned about service, community and hard work.

Later on Monday, the Vatican revealed that the pope’s cause of death was a stroke that led to a coma and an “irreversible ...

In a March 27 executive order, Trump alleged that Smithsonian exhibits had disparaged the nation’s history via a “divisive, ...