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

Pope Francis had an informal, lighthearted speaking style. When Francis met Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI for the first time ...

Pope Francis was the first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit pontiff and the first to take the name of Francis, after ...

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

Pope Francis was history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor ...

Tributes to Pope Francis instantly poured in from around the world from presidents to people of all walks of like.

Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, said the Pontiff had died at "7:35 this morning". He was 88.

El papa Francisco, primer pontífice latinoamericano, que cautivó al mundo con su estilo humilde y su preocupación por los ...

Pope Francis has died. He was history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern ...

China will sanction U.S. officials, lawmakers and leaders of non-governmental organizations who Chinese officials say have performed poorly on Hong Kong issues in a retaliatory move against Washington ...