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

With his upcoming funeral, Pope Francis will one last time force the world to take a look at two U.S. Presidents who ...

What social media users ate up were his photo ops. True to his eponym St. Francis of Assisi’s love of animals, and his role ...

C hurch bells tolled across Rome, and tributes have been pouring in from around the world after the Vatican on Monday ...

Jack Krasula, an admirer of the late pontiff, treasures a signed magazine cover and a letter outlining Francis' fundamental ...

The election of a new Pope begins between 15 to 20 days after the death. The camerlengo, a cardinal in the Catholic Church, ...

It meant a lot to me to see him, he gave us so much,” said one woman who waited in line to file past the pontiff’s casket.

Pope Francis’ transformative vision for the American church made it more open, but also energized conservative resistance ...

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Francis was elected Pope in 2013 after his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI became the first Pope to resign in about 600 years. Francis, chosen as TIME’s 2013 Person of ...