Archbishop Caccia pointed to Pope Francis’ very first encyclical — issued in 2013 not long after his election as the 266th ...

Whoever succeeds Pope Francis to become the Catholic Church's 267th pope, his first major decision will be to choose his ...

The forthcoming conclave remains a pressing matter for cardinals, who began arriving last week for the funeral of Pope ...

"We need to avoid the spiritual sickness of a Church that is wrapped up in its own world," Pope Francis said shortly after ...

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...