Pope Francis called on the world and 1.4 billion Catholics to confront climate change. He brought attention to the issue but ...

When Jorge Mario Bergoglio became pope in 2013, he chose a name no pontiff had ever taken: Francis. It was inspired by St ...

Pope Francis has died after leading the Roman Catholic Church for more than a decade. His last public appearance was on the ...

Elgin-area Catholics looked back with fondness on the 12-year reign of Pope Francis, who died Monday of a cerebral stroke at ...

One of the focuses of Pope Francis was the environment and climate change. He was the first to take the name of St. Francis ...

The Diocese of Corpus Christi will hold a special Mass remembering Pope Francis at 6:30 p.m. April 23 at Corpus Christi ...

Pope Francis, the first pontiff from the Americas and a transformative figure in the modern Catholic Church, has died at 88, ...

To honor the Holy Father’s life and legacy, the SLO Mission will ring its bells 88 times on Monday afternoon — a papal ...

From papal bobbleheads and cheese sculptures to pterodactyl maps, Philly was lit for Pope Francis' 2015 visit.

He chose the name "Francis" as pope in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology and animals who was also known for his concern for the poor. "I think he saw in him a model of ...