A ruling from the high court allowing public money to flow directly to a religious school almost certainly would lead to ...

Pope Francis, who chose his papal name after the 13th-century figure St. Francis of Assisi, known as the patron saint of ...

A single white rose was placed on the tomb that said "Franciscus" – the pope's name in Latin – inside the Santa Maria ...

Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it ...

From his very first appearance greeting crowds in St Peter’s Square in Rome on March 13 2013, Pope Francis made warmth, good ...

The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola committed to spirituality and ...

The funeral drew world leaders, including President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, who had a talk in the ...

Some people said the pope's compassion inspired them. Others said he was too liberal or that no pope would affect how they ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and ...

A Black pope would make a profound statement — not just in the United States, where President Donald Trump has demonized ...

Pope Francis, Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI are among the elected bishops of Rome who have led the Catholic Church ...