One in 5 of the world’s Catholics now live in Africa, and African cardinals will be key in determining Francis’s successor at ...

Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025. Many world leaders are expected to attend his funeral in Vatican City, including ...

The funeral of Pope Francis captures a fundamental visual and ideological tension within Catholicism.

The late Pope Francis tried improving the Catholic Church’s relationship with Beijing by increasing engagement. Here’s what ...

The message that shone through Francis’s provisions for his departure was that the true place of his church was on the ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and ...

Kielce Gussie, a U.S. journalist who works for Vatican News, gave the first reading at the funeral of Pope Francis.

The body of a saint who died in Seattle is said to have been "incorrupt," having not decomposed in 27 years. How is this ...

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

By prioritizing the environment, championing the poor and striking a more welcoming tone with LGBTQ Catholics, Pope Francis ...

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

Pope Francis led more than one billion Catholics around the world, including about 1.24 million in Wisconsin, or 20% of the ...