During his groundbreaking papacy, Pope Francis inspired the masses as he challenged the traditions and standards of the ...

The rite began in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta and ended with the Holy Father’s body before the Altar of Confession in ...

As the pallbearers approached with Francis atop their shoulders, the faithful in rows behind, Morenatti used an extendable ...

AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate backgrounds and faiths ...

SAN ANTONIO — With the passing of Pope Francis ... leadership will carry on the late pope’s beliefs, at least in the church. “I’m sure whoever will have to be elected will have to carry ...

Attendees of a Joint Maundy Thursday service between Reformation Lutheran Church and Westgate Baptist Church listen to Reformation Lutheran Church paster, Mark Chavez, in Lancaster on Thursday ...

Francis made his final public appearance on Easter Sunday. He appeared very frail and had delegated the celebration of the Easter Mass to another cardinal. Though his voice was weak, he blessed a ...

Pope Francis, the first pope from the Americas, is remembered for challenging traditions of the Catholic church and advocating for social justice.

(Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel) Parishioners washed each other’s feet during the Maundy Thursday mass at Holy Cross church in Santa Cruz this week, as part of the observance of Holy Week ...

The pope and the president remade the Catholic church and American politics in their outsider images, but their relationship was defined by their remarkable clashes. By Lisa Lerer and Elizabeth ...

The Prince and Princess of Wales reportedly attended church for the holiday at St. Mary ... Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty Kate Middleton and Prince William spent Easter with her side of the ...