When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio emerged onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after the conclave of March 2013, few ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Jason Horowitz and Emma Bubola Reporting from Rome and Vatican City The death of Pope Francis last ...

Pope Francis, who died at 88 last month, was the first pontiff to be publicly inclusive of the LGBTQ Catholic community.

Pope Francis diversified the College of Cardinals more than any of his predecessors, shifting the balance of power away from ...

The late pontiff was the first ever to style himself Pope Francis, a name chosen in honour of the 13th-century saint St ...

African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...

There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

The eyes of the globe are on the Vatican as the conclave to elect the next pope is about to begin, and New York's Timothy ...

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...

The closed-door conclave to elect a new pope following Pope Francis's death will begin on May 7, 2025-a crucial moment for ...

Scholars say the next pope will contend with climate change and rising authoritarianism as well as shifting demographics and ...

Cardinals will start the process to elect the next leader of the Catholic Church Wednesday when the conclave begins in ...