PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A boy from Rhode Island was the heart of one of the first viral images of Pope Francis' papacy, in an embrace seen around the world. Just two weeks after becoming Pope ...

VATICAN CITY – 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 ...

Archbishop of Liverpool, the Most Reverend Malcolm McMahon, pays tribute to the Pope and says he would have resonated with those in the North West Pope Francis shared the same sense of humour and ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of ...

Pope Francis’s body will be laid out for public view on Wednesday as mourners flock to the Vatican ahead of his funeral. The late pontiff, who died on Easter Monday aged 88, will be buried on ...

During his 12 years of service as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis often became a subject of criticism and controversy Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88 after a ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The faithful in Pope Francis’ hometown lit candles in the church where he found God as a teenager, packed the cathedral where he spoke as archbishop and prayed ...

Pope Francis, who rose from modest means in Argentina to become the first Jesuit and Latin American pontiff, who clashed bitterly with traditionalists in his push for a more inclusive Roman ...

Most were closed for easter Monday, but following the news of the passing of Pope Francis, Cathedral Guadalupe opened its doors to mourners. Flowers were placed outside the cathedral, and tears ...

The Vatican confirmed the pontiff died at 07:35 local time on Monday Pope Francis passes away at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta, on Monday. ANI Vatican City ...