Gone at age 88, Pope Francis was one of the most popular popes in decades and a towering figure on the world stage. And, ...

Accepting a prestigious European prize in 2016, he sharply scolded the European Union for its treatment of migrants and ...

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted a photo of himself shaking hands with Pope Francis and praised the pontiff as ...

Francis did not preside over the Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square, instead delegating it to Italian Cardinal Angelo Comastri ...

Pope Francis's death sets an ancient machinery into motion. Soon, with a puff of smoke, the last absolute monarchy in Europe ...

Pope Francis was the first non-European head of the Roman Catholic Church in more than a millennium. Jorge Mario Bergoglio ...

The international community reacts to the death of Pope Francis, who was a truly global figure and influence went beyond the ...

Pope Francis travelled to Iraq in 2021, meeting a revered Shiite Muslim spiritual leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, and ...

"Regardless of their partisan leanings, most U.S. Catholics regard Francis as an agent of change," Pew added. "Overall, about ...

Four House Democrats were scheduled to land in El Salvador Monday to demand the release and return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a ...