Top church leaders have visited Gaza after its only Catholic church was struck by an Israeli shell the day before.

Pope Francis was a pope for our time. When so many practiced the politics of dehumanization, he stood for our common humanity.

From spinning with the Harlem Globetrotters to signing a Harley-Davidson, here are 10 memorable moments from Pope Francis' papacy.

Then Pope Benedict rekindled our reason, as this towering intellect insisted that God’s best gifts to us were faith and reason, the two an awesome symphony. Bring on Pope Francis.

Pope Francis, whose warm, humble, no-nonsense manner galvanized the Roman Catholic Church and drew widespread admiration from outsiders, has died.

Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. As tributes pour in from around the world, the Vatican faces a transition.

On Busy Last Day, Pope Francis Met JD Vance and Gave an Easter Blessing The pontiff had remained surprisingly active despite twice nearly dying in respiratory crises earlier this year.

“Urbi et orbi” means “To the city [of Rome] and to the world.” It is a special apostolic blessing given by the pope every year on Easter Sunday, Christmas, and other special occasions.

A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before.

Pope Francis wrapped up a busy Christmas season on Monday by calling for the faithful to promote a culture of welcome and integration in their communities and reject discrimination.

Pope Francis called for peace around the world and for global conflicts to end in his annual “Urbi et Orbi” Christmas message to the faithful.

In his "Urbit et Orbi" (to the City and the world) Christmas address, Pope Francis called for a global effort to "silence the sound of arms and overcome divisions," urging reconciliation and peace ...