Pope Francis passed away on Monday at the age of 88. Though he held the most powerful position in the Catholic Church for 12 ...

On an October day in 1979, Pope John Paul II visited a small rural Catholic Church.It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity ...

Pope Francis’ visit to the United States in 2015 spurred another Iowan to dust off the old papers and reflect on a previous papal visit.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A diverse cast of cardinals gathering at the Vatican for Pope Francis’ funeral will soon turn to voting ...

Rome is always teeming, and Easter usually kicks off the long tourist season. Up to 250,000 are expected to attend the Pope's ...

Pope Francis has died after leading the Roman Catholic Church for more than a decade. His last public appearance was on the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” ...

Yahoo News looks back on the legacy of Pope Francis — born as Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1936 — ...

In memory of Pope Francis (1936–2025), this photo essay traces the journey of a pontiff who redefined the papacy with ...

Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of which direction the Roman ...

Pope Francis died Monday, history's first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for ...