Pope Francis sought to empower women and laity in synods, fueling conservatives' worry about LGBTQ+ inclusion and women's ...

Francis never gave an explicit answer for not returning as pontiff to his native country, but some experts say he worried ...

During Francis’s papacy, evangelical Protestantism and secularism continued to remake Latin America’s religious geography, ...

On the day of Pope Francis' death, many of the faithful were considering his life and legacy, which was marked by his ...

Pope Francis lit a fire in the world's conscience. Our task is to keep it burning but through the quiet, steady work of ...

Gerard O’Connell, Vatican correspondent for America magazine, discusses his decadeslong friendship with the late pontiff.

Navarrosa, who is currently writing his thesis on the pope’s 2016 encyclical 'Amoris Laetitia,' recalls meeting Francis in ...

Happy Earth Day to all who celebrate. Speaking of the planet, you might not be celebrating this news: the International ...

When Pope Francis visited the United States in 2015, cheering crowds of Catholics and non-Catholics turned out in New York, ...

On Monday, Gov. Tim Walz issued the proclamation, ordering all U.S. and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff at all ...

Pope Francis had a close relationship with Gaza's tiny Christian community and used his last address to call for a ceasefire.

Cardinals have set Pope Francis' funeral for Saturday in St. Peter's Square, and a public viewing from Wednesday in St. Peter ...