Pope Francis chose his name in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, Italy’s patron saint who emulated the life of Christ like perhaps no other figure in the church's history. New York’s Cardinal Timothy ...

Cardinals will gather for the papal conclave — the centuries-old tradition through which a new head of the Catholic Church is elected — starting on May 7, Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said Monday ...

Pope Francis said Donald Trump’s plans to impose mass deportations of immigrants would be a “disgrace,” as he weighed in on the incoming U.S. president’s pledges nearly a decade after calling him “not ...

The Vatican has released the first images of Pope Francis, showing him in his casket with the Vatican secretary of state praying over him. Francis will be laid to rest Saturday after lying in state ...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance met briefly with Pope Francis on Sunday to exchange Easter greetings, after they got into a long-distance tangle over the Trump administration's migrant deportation plans.

Pope Francis has marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate in the hospital as he received increasingly positive medical news on his recovery and hundreds of messages wishing him well. The pope ...

Pope Francis expressed his condolences on the passing of Cardinal Francis George in a telegram to Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich sent Saturday morning. "Saddened to learn of the death of Cardinal ...

Pope Francis may be in the U.S., but his taste in cars is apparently still back in Italy. After arriving at Joint Base Andrews in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, the Bishop of Rome stepped into a Fiat 500 ...

Pope Francis was tops on social media and Facebook trending throughout the duration of his whirlwind Unites States tour. As Francis made stops in Washington, D.C., New York and Philadephia, he met ...

Pope Francis on Monday begged forgiveness for the "sins and failings of the church and its members" during Rwanda's 1994 genocide, and told Rwanda's president that he hoped his apology would help the ...

Germany's top rabbit breeder said Tuesday that he was "misunderstood" when he was widely quoted as saying Pope Francis had offended rabbit breeders, NBC News reported. In a statement posted Tuesday ...