Pope Francis had a great sense of humor. When I met him once at the back of the papal plane, I cracked a joke with him that ...

"The outpouring of affection that we have witnessed...tells us how much the profound pontificate of Pope Francis touched ...

We grieve not just the passing of a pope, but the loss of a holy witness who taught us that to see sacramentally is not to ...

Some see the byword as a rallying call in a conservative campaign to reverse Francis’ push for a more inclusive church.

Bishop Larry Sullivan delivered the sermon at a special commemoration for Pope Francis, hours after the pope was laid to rest ...

How Pope Francis was buried in underground tombNIGERIAN Cardinal Peter Okpaleke, the Catholic Bishop of Ekwulobia in Anambra State, is among 17 African cardinals set to elect Pope Francis’s successor ...

From some of the world’s most powerful leaders to those on society’s margins whom Pope Francis always made a point to ...

"He was dear to all people, very down to earth. You’ve never seen any of that kind of person, so humbled," said James Dmello, ...

Three seminarians from the Diocese of Grand Rapids have spent the past months studying abroad in Rome. After Pope Francis ...

The pope’s outdoor funeral is attended by nearly a quarter-million people, including invited guests representing The Church ...

Catholic News Network Vatican Correspondent Colm Flynn says Pope Francis' funeral has shown the “true universality” of the ...

During his visit to Italy, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with potential successors to Pope Francis. He ...