VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear ...

The following statement is from Duquesne University President Ken Gormley. I had the rare opportunity to meet Pope Francis at ...

Pope Francis died on Monday aged 88, a day after making a much hoped-for appearance at Saint Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday, ...

With Pope Francis’s death, the immediate running of the Vatican is now in the hands of one cardinal, Dublin-born Cardinal ...

Sister Act actress Goldberg shared a photo of her meeting the pontiff, who died at the age of 88 on Easter Monday.

Vatican City is located in Rome, along the Tiber River. Yes, the Vatican is its own country. In fact, it's the smallest fully independent nation state in the world, according to Britannica. The ...

After the ballots are pierced, they are burned in a cylindrical stove at the end of the voting session. Black smoke from the ...

There is a certain process in place that the Roman Catholic Church uses to select its next pope. Here's what you need to know ...

Pope Francis, a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church's conservatives and inspired some progressives, has died.

Italian soccer league Serie A postponed all games Monday following the death of Pope Francis. The league released a statement ...

LVIV, Ukraine - Worshippers coming out of a Catholic church service in the Ukrainian city of Lviv on Monday expressed sorrow ...