Upon his election to the papacy, Pope Francis became the first pontiff to hail from Latin America. His impact, though, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) — Catholics around the world and in Central Texas are mourning the death of Pope Francis. Earlier this ...

Pope Francis never took a salary. According to a report by Marca, the position of Pope is entitled to get a monthly salary of ...

Those being considered as the next Pope are listed in alphabetical order. According to the French press, he is known in some domestic Catholic circles as John XXIV, in a nod to his resemblance to Pope ...

At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father. His entire life was dedicated to the ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Grieving parishioners filled Catholic churches across the metro Monday after the passing of Pope Francis.

Francis’ biggest conservative critic was the Vatican’s former ambassador to the U.S., Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano. In 2018, ...

Pope Francis has died at age 88. The first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the ...

This is Latin for ''having had mercy and choosing him'' — a phrase that Francis chose as his motto when he was elevated to bishop and kept as his papal seal. It was drawn from the homilies of St. Bede ...

Francis was more tolerant with another critic, the retired archbishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen. He excoriated the ...