Vatican insiders and interlocutors said the pontiff wanted to avoid getting swept up in the polarizing politics that ...

Pope Francis sought to empower women and laity in synods, fueling conservatives' worry about LGBTQ+ inclusion and women's ...

Pope Francis had a close relationship with Gaza's tiny Christian community and used his last address to call for a ceasefire.

David Willey, who spent decades reporting from Rome for the BBC, reflects on the transformation of the Vatican under Francis ...

Pope Francis lit a fire in the world's conscience. Our task is to keep it burning but through the quiet, steady work of ...

The Oscar-nominated 2024 film, starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini, offers a fictionalized, ...

On the day of Pope Francis' death, many of the faithful were considering his life and legacy, which was marked by his ...

It is not just that he broke barriers as the first pontiff from Latin America. Nor even that he preached tolerance — although ...

Pope Francis' funeral has been scheduled for 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. eastern) on Saturday at St. Peter's Basilica, the ...

STORY: At this church in Ivory Coast, some African Catholics are hoping that one of their own could become the first Black ...

Vance is an adult convert to Catholicism who has drawn criticism for his, shall we say unorthodox ideas about the Catholic ...