Pope Francis took steps to address abuse. But cases continue to emerge, especially in Africa and Asia, with the potential to ...

Pope Francis transformed women's roles in the Catholic Church without changing doctrine. His legacy: creating pathways for ...

In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza ...

Mourners young and old flocked to Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Northeast D.C.

Meet the Irish-American Camerlengo and Italian dean who are in charge of administering the Church during this interim period.

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

With Pope Francis' passing, the Roman Catholic Church is focused on electing his replacement. Here's what that means.

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of ...

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

The pontiff, who died on Easter Monday at age 88, strived to make the church more inclusive. But critics believed his reforms ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

Public visitation will come to an end Friday, April 25 before a funeral for Pope Francis takes place Saturday in St. Peter's Square.