David Willey, who spent decades reporting from Rome for the BBC, reflects on the transformation of the Vatican under Francis ...

Pope Francis sought to empower women and laity in synods, fueling conservatives' worry about LGBTQ+ inclusion and women's ...

Africans are hoping one of their own could become the first Black pope in modern history and build on Francis's legacy of ...

Vance is an adult convert to Catholicism who has drawn criticism for his, shall we say unorthodox ideas about the Catholic ...

Roman Catholic cardinals gathered Tuesday in Vatican City to prepare for the Saturday funeral of Pope Francis.

An Ohio native is among the Catholic Church cardinals who will choose a new pope. The funeral for Pope Francis, who died ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

Catholic, Protestant, Muslim and Jewish faith leaders in the north suburbs offered reflections Monday after learning of Pope ...

Pope Francis, who led the Catholic church for 12 years and is being remembered for the humanity he brought to his role as a ...

The world is mourning Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, aged 88. Vatican City sources have shared details of his final ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, passed away at 88, prompting global tributes and funeral arrangements.

In the weeks that follow the passing of a pontiff, the city of Rome, and the Vatican in particular, comes alive with ...