Francis even changed the church’s stance on the death penalty, calling it “inadmissible.” Still, the pope’s legacy took a hit amid the Catholic Church’s sexual abuse scandal when he discredited ...

Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21 at 88, leaves behind a legacy as vast and varied as his global influence. For many ...

Kate Middleton and Prince William opted to spend Easter with Kate's side of the family in Sandringham, skipping the royal ...

The first Latin American pope, known for speaking out against social injustice, leaves behind a complicated legacy.

Pope Francis’s gestures of openness toward the gay community have led to a more capacious definition and understanding of ...

The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...

The Jordanian royals had worked with the late pontiff on many social issues. King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan each ...

Pope Francis’s final public appearance took place on Easter Sunday, when he appeared on a balcony at St. Peter’s Basilica to bless the gathered crowds during an Easter mass. Archbishop Diego Ravelli, ...

While early popes endured the split of the Roman Empire, the Crusades and the Italian Renaissance, more recent popes have had to deal with how to integrate the religion's historically strict teachings ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin-American pontiff, renowned for his outspoken advocacy for the poor and insistence on a more welcoming Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88. Francis was a pope of ...

The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just ...

P ope Francis, the reform-minded Roman Catholic leader who guided the church through an era of crisis, died Monday, April 21, ...