Pope Francis created many changes to the Catholic Church, including the opportunity to elevate women to positions of power.

In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza ...

A new pope will be selected to lead the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis. The pope is chosen during a ...

The highly secretive meeting - the Conclave - to choose the next pope takes place inside the Sistine Chapel. It can take days ...

Vatican City • In a solemn and majestic funeral on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Roman Catholic Church on Saturday ...

For more perspective on the life and legacy of Pope Francis, Amna Nawaz spoke with Rev. Thomas Reese, a senior analyst for Religion News Service and author of “Inside the Vatican: The Politics and ...

Conclave: Inside the secret election to choose the next Pope - The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has ...

The president got a front-row seat to Pope Francis’s funeral Saturday. But that particular seat wasn’t the one that mattered ...

Discover the meaning behind conclave, Camerlengo and more terms used as the Catholic Church prepares for a new leader ...

During the Francis papacy, the role of women in the church emerged as a pressing priority, with Catholics across the globe calling for change.

"I cannot greet people from inside a sardine can," he famously ... scandals that stretched to the very highest levels of the Catholic Church. He was accused, at first, of being insensitive in ...