In the wake of Pope Francis' death, many names have been thrown out for his potential successor — but experts believe that ...

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

Pope Francis died at age 88 on April 21, setting off a series of centuries-old rituals to select a new leader of the Catholic ...

Those touched − figuratively and literally − by Pope Francis, the "People's Pope," during his only visit to the U.S. reflect ...

With more than 61 million Catholics and the second-highest number of cardinals after Italy, a guessing game is emerging on ...

After a tumultuous papacy, Pope Francis leaves the Chair of Peter with faithful American Catholics anticipating a return to orthodoxy.

Cardinal Christophe Pierre, papal nuncio to the United States, reflected on Pope Francis’s legacy and the evangelizing ...

The Catholic Church faces a spiritual crisis in the United States, with an American pope potentially being the key to shaping ...

Elected pope in 2013, Francis was known as a humble reformer who worked to make the Church more inclusive and was concerned with the poor. Here's a look at Francis' time in the United States ...

The late pontiff was first Jesuit, the first Latin American, and first and last a priest, walking beside people on their journey of faith.

PHILADELPHIA -- For six days in September 2015, Pope Francis made a historic visit to the United States, visiting some of the country's biggest cities and speaking to massive crowds of the ...

Pope Francis died Easter Monday, the Vatican announced. Here's a look at his time in the United States, including if he ever ...