As the Vatican prepares the funeral for Pope Francis and church leaders begin to consider his replacement, we look at the late pontiff’s environmental legacy. Pope Francis frequently called for action ...

Celia Deane-Drummond is a theology professor at the University of Oxford and director of a research institute named after the ...

Catholic churches in Lynchburg will hold services in honor of Pope Francis this week, they announced on their websites and ...

The pope's body will lie in state at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome starting April 23 and mourners can pay respects ahead of ...

He peppered his homilies, talks and even encyclicals with literary references from Dostoyevsky, Proust, Hopkins, Dante and ...

In his first encyclical letter Lumen Fidei, Pope Francis said faith in Jesus Christ helps one to joyfully live life 'on wings ...

In remembrance of Pope Francis’ message urging the faithful to protect the environment and to celebrate Earth Day, here are ...

Easter Monday—at 88 from a cerebral stroke. The Vatican confirmed his death, which followed recent hospitalizations due to a ...

Pope Francis, an energetic reformer who inspired widespread devotion from Catholics but riled traditionalists, died on Monday ...

Pope Francis died this morning in Rome at the age of 88, the Vatican confirmed in a video statement carried by Reuters. The ...

Below are some memorable quotes from Pope Francis, whose death at the age of 88 was announced by the Vatican on Monday. The ...