As the conclave is held to select a new pope, LGBTQ Catholics hope that the next leader of the church will continue the inclusion work Pope Francis started more than 20 years ago. Pope Francis ...

The two clerics met in South America, and when Francis needed to fill an important job at the Vatican, he knew where to turn. By Emma Bubola Reporting from Vatican City A few years ago ...

In the hours after Pope Francis' death, many around the world mourned the humble reformer known for championing inclusivity within the Catholic Church. At the same time, another narrative started ...

(RNS) — Pope Francis raised the consciousness of bishops, priests and laity around the issues of sexism and unjust discrimination against women in the Catholic Church. (RNS) — Pope Francis ...

Pope Francis prays near the tomb of Father Pedro Arrupe, SJ, superior general of the Society of Jesus between 1965 and 1981, during a Mass at the Jesuit Church of the Most Holy Name of Jesus ...

When it is white, it means they have elected the heir to St. Peter — and more recently, to Pope Francis. ''Until the election of Pope Benedict XVI, the smoke was carried out in the traditional ...

Pope Francis thanked the young people for their desire to take action to make the world a better place. He blessed the crowd, adding "don’t forget to pray for me." Death did not stop Pope ...

On May 7, an expected 133 cardinal electors will enter the Sistine Chapel to elect the new Roman pontiff, the successor to Pope Francis, who shied away from giving red hats to the traditional ...

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered for Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Francis died on April 21 at the age of 88 after 12 years at the head of the ...

Pope Francis was, in some ways, the antidote to an image-obsessed media scene. He lived and dressed simply, refusing to judge others according to their appearance and denounced our capitalistic ...

The late Pope Francis brought attention to the plight of refugees and immigrants around the world, as well as to the climate crisis. He also took a different view of the role of women in the ...

Not only did Pope Francis value and promote the dignity of labor, he was someone who personally worked extremely hard, finding joy and rest in work itself, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández said ...