Rome and the Vatican are being transformed into a fortress for Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday.With world leaders ...

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

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

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

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

The man who would the world would know as Pope Francis always bought his shoes in the same small store. And now, the ...

An extensive restoration has been completed at the Historic St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in downtown Bend, which is ...

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.

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

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

A man with an unusual background who in his youth served as a bouncer in a night club and later trained as a chemist, Mario ...