One of Pope Francis' enduring legacies was that he greatly expanded the diversity of cardinals who will elect his successor, naming "princes of the church" from faraway countries that had never had...

Exit tourists. Enter cardinals. The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis on April...

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful of...

A man drove a vehicle into a crowd at a Filipino heritage festival in the Canadian city of Vancouver, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 20 others, authorities said...

He called me "la prima della classe," or "the first in class." It wasn't necessarily a compliment. I had earned the nickname from Pope Francis in 2018, a year that marked a low point in his...

Few could have predicted that a comment Pope Francis made during a 2018 visit to Chile would blow up into the biggest crisis of his papacy, and one that eventually set the Catholic Church on a new...

The day before he died, in his final public address, Pope Francis expressed an Easter Sunday message of unity and an appeal for the marginalized and migrants. "All of us," he proclaimed,...

Thousands of young people from around the world had come to Rome expecting to rejoice this weekend in the canonization of the first millennial saint during the Vatican's Holy Year. They...

President Donald Trump on Saturday was among more than 50 heads of state and other dignitaries attending the funeral of Pope Francis, where he paid his respects to the Roman Catholic...

As many as 200,000 people are expected to attend Pope Francis' funeral in St. Peter's Square as he is being laid to rest Saturday. While dignitaries are on hand, prisoners and migrants will usher...