He was a pope who understood the power of a simple touch: caressing the deformed head of a man in St.<a ...

Here's a look at the well-choreographed transition process and what experts including the Rev. Robin Ryan of the Catholic ...

Pope Francis charmed the world with those poignant acts of love, humility and informality, starting with his first appearance ...

The April 21 death of Pope Francis triggered a period of mourning in the Catholic Church, but also kick-started the race for his successor.

A former ambassador to Venezuela, Cardinal Parolin knows the Latin American church well. He would be seen as someone who ...

As is always the case, in the months and years prior to the death of a pope, a selection of candidates known as papabile ...

He will go down in history as a radical pontiff and a champion of underdogs who forged a more compassionate Catholic Church.

Francis inherited a deeply divided Church after the resignation in 2013 of his predecessor, Benedict XVI. The ...