An autobiography is not our private story, but rather the baggage we carry with us,” Pope Francis said in his recollections, ...

Just 10 days after Pope Francis was appointed head of the Catholic Church, he received an ominous gift from his predecessor — ...

Pope Francis, like all Catholic priests, vowed to celibacy and thus was not married or had children. Here's what we know ...

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.

It's very possible the next pope could be from Africa, where the Catholic Church continues to add millions of members.

From living in Dublin during the 1980s to the historic papal visit in 2018, Pope Francis had a deeper connection to Ireland ...

Over the centuries, the outcome of conclaves has been impossible to predict. But if the cardinals named by Francis vote ...

Pope Francis passed away at the age of 88 in his residence at the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Cardinal Kevin Farrell made the ...

The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of a millennia-old process ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Here are key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday. Dec ...