Francis upheld church teaching opposing abortion and echoed his predecessors in saying that human life is sacred and must be ...

During his final public appearance on Easter Sunday, Pope Francis called for an end to conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, using ...

Pope Francis’s gestures of openness toward the gay community have led to a more capacious definition and understanding of ...

Pope Francis, who has died at the age of 88, had his share of amusing moments while serving as the supreme pontiff.

Irish leaders have paid tribute to Pope Francis as an “exceptional” and “remarkable figure” who spoke up for the poor and ...

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88, the Vatican announced today. Francis, who was born ...

Pope Francis called for "a church for the poor," a church that would reach out to what he called the "peripheries." He called ...

Pope Francis had an informal, lighthearted speaking style. When Francis met Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI for the first time ...

The life of Pope Francis, the first Latin American and first Jesuit to serve as the Roman Catholic Church’s pontiff, lasted ...

Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario ...