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

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

I'm not a Catholic who follows the Vatican's commands unquestioned. But Pope Francis worked hard to make the church more ...

Changes during Pope Francis' tenure changes barely scratched the surface of securing full equality for women in the Catholic ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons. But he upheld it ...

The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of a millennia-old process ...

The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...

He will go down in history as the 'pope for the marginalized,' a Catholic leader in Naples, said of Pope Francis ...

Cardinals from around the world must gather for the conclave in which Francis’ successor is selected. It typically takes ...

The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways no ...

Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...