The camerlengo will oversee the transition into the new papacy, including preparing the conclave that will select the next ...

Black ribbons and half-roundels adorned the outside of St. Mary’s Basilica in downtown Phoenix and its adjacent courtyard ...

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court is slated to consider a case that could yield “the most significant legal decision to affect schooling in decades.” ...

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 death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

Southern California Catholics will get a chance to honor the late Pope Francis Friday during a memorial Mass at the Cathedral ...

Subject to court approval, the settlement would be the second-largest contribution by a bankrupt Roman Catholic institution ...

Bishop Earl Fernandes of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus will preside over a requiem mass to honor the pope at 7 p.m. Monday, and said Catholics worldwide are remembering and reflecting on the life ...

“St. Francis is a beloved figure known for his humility, love for the poor and patronage of the environment,” Morgan said.

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Argentina in 1936, Pope Francis cited Jewish theologians and psychoanalysts as influences.

The state attorney general and AARP have joined in on the lawsuits to attempt to recover pension funds for the 1,100 workers ...

Although he had a conservative reputation in his earlier years, Pope Francis used his role as a world religious leader to ...