The Rev. Michael Duffy and the Rev. Rev. Michael Bartholomew are among the many who will be in Vatican City for the papal ...

Some people said the pope's compassion inspired them. Others said he was too liberal or that no pope would affect how they ...

As tens of thousands of Catholics wait in hourslong lines to pay their respects to Pope Francis, many are debating the ...

Following the sexual-abuse crisis that badly damaged the Boston Archdiocese, a surge of committed, immigrant parishioners has ...

Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...

Pope Francis will be remembered for elevating women to positions of power within the Catholic Church. Vatican author, ...

I'm not a Catholic who follows the Vatican's commands unquestioned. But Pope Francis worked hard to make the church more ...

A Black pope would make a profound statement — not just in the United States, where President Donald Trump has demonized ...

Hundreds of people packed into St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Jacksonville on Thursday for a memorial mass for the repose of ...

Changes during Pope Francis' tenure changes barely scratched the surface of securing full equality for women in the Catholic ...

Mourners young and old flocked to Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Northeast D.C.

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