Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged deeply rooted norms and made it his mission to change the perception of the Catholic ...

Changes during Pope Francis' tenure changes barely scratched the surface of securing full equality for women in the Catholic ...

The pontiff, who died on Easter Monday at age 88, strived to make the church more inclusive. But critics believed his reforms ...

Pope Francis didn’t affirm same-sex marriage or lobby for ordaining women as priests. But he gently steered the Catholic ...

Pope Francis, who died Monday at 88, was the first Jesuit pope of the Catholic Church. What is a Jesuit? What to know ...

The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...

Members of St Peter Catholic Church in Jupiter come together Monday evening hours after the hearthbreaking death of pope ...

Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, has died on Easter Monday, ...

Pope Francis, spiritual leader of the world's nearly 1.5 billion Catholics, died of a stroke at the age of 88. Seth Doane has ...

From Biennale visits to calls for restitution, the late Pope Francis left an indelible mark on contemporary art and cultural ...

More than 1,500 people packed into a cathedral in East Timor on Tuesday and an overspill of hundreds swarmed outside as one ...

St. Peter Catholic Church in Greenville opened their doors on Monday, Apr. 21, for anyone wanting to pray after the news of ...