As I sat among the more than 200,000 people who came to Rome to grieve the loss and celebrate the life of Pope Francis, one word kept running through my mind − mercy. I thought of the pope’s ...

Former President Joe Biden praised the late Pope Francis in a new op-ed, drawing a contrast between him and politicians who "practiced the politics of dehumanization" in what some outlets ...

After spending more than five weeks in hospital for a bout of double pneumonia, doctors told Pope Francis he needed two months' rest - but the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics kept ...

“Everything is connected,” Pope Francis wrote — five times — in his encyclical Laudato Si’. Since its publication in 2015, this text has become a reference for environmental protection ...

Following Pope Francis’ passing, one of his closest Argentine friends remembered him with gratitude, emphasizing that his legacy is impossible to minimize: “He left us a great love ...

VATICAN CITY — In his death, Pope Francis brought together more than 200,000 mourners, including a cast of world leaders who laid aside their temporal differences to remember him. Before Francis ...

World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the “most peripheral of the peripheries” and reflected his ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Bakersfield gathered in prayer Saturday to honor Pope Francis, as locals at Saint Francis Church shared how his leadership touched their lives and inspired a legacy ...

After the death of Pope Francis on April 21, DignityUSA held a community gathering that night where LGBTQ+ Catholics, our family members, friends and allies could share their grief, hopes and fears.

Last public word of Pope Francis was his Urbi Et Orbi message on Easter Sunday. The majority of the text dealt with peace, the main aim of the Vatican diplomacy. After mentioning all the countries ...

“Odds on the next pope have been available since the beginning of the year and grew in popularity following Francis’ illness. But betting has increased now that we know the date of the ...

Nowhere in the world is the Roman Catholic Church growing faster than in Africa, a continent Francis showered with attention. By Elian Peltier Reporting from Dakar, Senegal When Pope Francis ...