An autobiography is not our private story, but rather the baggage we carry with us,” Pope Francis said in his recollections, ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

In 2013 when a little-known cardinal from Argentina was elected the Pope of the Catholic Church, taking the title of Francis, many wondered in which direction he might walk in Saint Peter’s shoes.

When the cardinals of the Catholic Church gather to choose the next pope, how close to the movie "Conclave" will it be?

Vatican City thrums with activity in the wake of Pope Francis’ death, who passed away Monday at age 88 from heart failure ...

Pope Francis became the church’s 266th in 2013 when the papal conclave elected him after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.

Pope Francis will be laid to rest April 26 at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major, in keeping with his final wishes. The decision breaks a 300-year tradition of papal burials at St. Peter’s Basilica in ...

Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill reflects on popes of the past and highlights the papacy's cultural ...

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will be attending Pope Francis’ funeral on April 26. Not so long ago, that was a ...

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

King Charles IIII will not attend the funeral of Pope Francis, but his eldest son Prince William is slated to visit Rome in ...

A popular expression of Pope Francis was his phrase “the God of surprises.” That phrase was often turned against Francis by ...