Oscar Crespo was watching TV in his native Buenos Aires when he saw the white smoke appearing above the Sistine Chapel at the ...

Pope Francis expressed heartfelt words to his personal health care assistant before his death in the early morning hours of ...

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Francis loved soccer and tango, once worked as a bar doorman and was known to shun the pomp of ...

Understanding the politics of the cardinals—and how Francis may have influenced the election of his successor.

Pope Francis was quick to grasp the risks posed by climate change. But his tenure showed humanity’s limits in confronting the ...

The body of Pope Francis will be moved to St. Peter’s Basilica early Wednesday to lie in state for the Catholic faithful to ...

Francis did create a sex abuse commission early on to advise the church on best practices and placed a trusted official, ...

Pope Francis' body will be moved to St Peter's Basilica on Wednesday to allow Catholic faithful to pay their final respects ...

Monsignor Don Fischer says he had been waiting for a leader like Pope Francis since he studied at the Vatican in the late ...

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

Despite battling serious health issues recently, the passing of Pope Francis was shocking to many. His death has deeply ...

Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson Perez was considered to be Pope Francis' first legacy appointment in the United States when he ...