Opinion: There’s one in every family. The black and now red sheep. And we know who that is in the pope’s family, writes John Casey ...

Yet the cardinals in the Sistine Chapel chose Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old Chicago native, as the 267th pope of the ...

American cardinals who voted in the conclave played down the significance of the new pope’s roots in the United States, ...

Pope Francis donated it before his passing, asking that it be used to care for injured and malnourished children.

Pope Francis's death will be followed by a nine-day mourning period called Novemdiales, a tradition that dates back to Roman times. Vatican flags will fly at half-staff, and the bronze doors of St ...

About 250,000 people attended the funeral service for Pope Francis on Saturday morning in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, before the late leader of the Catholic Church was transported to the ...

The funeral for Pope Francis will be held on Saturday, the Vatican said. Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate ...

It may sound antisocial and introverted, but I revel in the notion that people are going places to do things, and I am not ...

April 26, 2025 • It's a day of remembrance, mourning and celebration as thousands gather in Rome to pay their respects and say farewell to Pope Francis. April 25, 2025 • Pope Francis' funeral ...

Pope Francis died at 88 on Monday — just one day after making an appearance at St. Peter’s Square in his final public appearance on Easter Sunday. Francis, 88, died of a stroke Monday after a ...

On the morning of Easter Monday, after his final public address the day prior, Pope Francis died at age 88, closing 12 years of leading the Catholic ...

A girl named Gianna Masciantonio, who was battling a brain tumor, was kissed by Pope Francis during his visit. Artist Perry Milou created official portraits commemorating the papal visit.