Those touched − figuratively and literally − by Pope Francis, the "People's Pope," during his only visit to the U.S. reflect ...

With more than 61 million Catholics and the second-highest number of cardinals after Italy, a guessing game is emerging on ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

The pope’s attention to migration and climate change were well known, but the pope was also attentive to a number of other ...

American Cardinals Joseph Tobin and Raymond Burke could be candidates to lead the Catholic Church after the death of Pope ...

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

Pope Francis died Easter Monday, the Vatican announced. Here's a look at his time in the United States, including if he ever ...

Cardinals in meetings ahead of the start of a secret conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis are scratching the hair ...

A 2024 Pew Research study found that a majority of U.S. Catholics believe women should be allowed to become priests (64%) and ...

Pope Francis died April 21 in Rome. President Donald Trump ordered U.S. flags to fly at half-staff until the pontiff is ...

Flags across the United States and at U.S. facilities worldwide will be flown at half-staff to honor the memory of His ...

For six days in September, 2015, Pope Francis made a historic visit to the United States, visiting some of the country's ...