Pope Francis's passing reminds us yet again of the complete absence of women in the upper echelons of the church. This is ...

Though any Catholic man can technically become the next Pope, more than half of the world’s estimated 1.3 billion Catholics ...

Pontiff had complex relationship with Jews and Israel; he denounced antisemitism and met hostages and their families, but ...

Dubbed "the people's Pope", the Argentine pontiff loved being among his flock and was popular with the faithful, though he ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

The man pictured here claims the Catholic Church has banned him from visiting his father’s grave. Luke James McConnell says ...

Pope Francis nudged the Catholic Church toward change. His successor can see it through ― or take the church back.

The sounding of bells, particularly in St Peter’s Square in the Vatican, marks the death of a pope and signals the beginning ...

Pope Francis, a radical pontiff and champion of the underdogs, transformed the Catholic Church with compassion and reform.

Pope Francis, who died on Monday at the age of 88, will go down in history as a radical pontiff, a champion of the underdog ...

Pope Francis, who died Monday aged 88, will go down in history as a radical pontiff, a champion of underdogs who forged a ...

Pope Francis died on Monday aged 88, a day after making a much hoped-for appearance at Saint Peter's Square on Easter Sunday, ...