The Vatican said in a statement later Monday that Francis died of a stroke that put him into a coma and led to irreversible ...

Today no one on either side of the political spectrum would present themselves as an enemy of choice. The historian and ...

Although Francis did not change doctrine, he was revolutionary in every other way. The stylistic change was immediately ...

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

The Vatican said the Catholic leader, who suffered from chronic lung disease and recently spent 38 days in the hospital for a ...

The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just ...

Francis, who suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was admitted to Gemelli ...