I'm not a Catholic who follows the Vatican's commands unquestioned. But Pope Francis worked hard to make the church more ...

As tens of thousands of Catholics wait in hourslong lines to pay their respects to Pope Francis, many are debating the ...

Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. As tributes pour in from around the world, the Vatican faces a transition.

Pope Francis will be laid to rest Saturday at an ancient church in Rome following a funeral​ Mass at the Vatican. Here's what ...

In contrast, Pope Francis recognised that Christians must go “beyond the walls” to embrace humanity as a whole. In his vision ...

Changes during Pope Francis' tenure changes barely scratched the surface of securing full equality for women in the Catholic ...

The funeral of Pope Francis, who died this week at the age of 88, takes place on Saturday in St. Peter's Square. Here is a ...

The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...

Pope Francis transformed women's roles in the Catholic Church without changing doctrine. His legacy: creating pathways for ...

He will go down in history as the 'pope for the marginalized,' a Catholic leader in Naples, said of Pope Francis ...

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.

Pope Francis, who died Monday at 88, was the first Jesuit pope of the Catholic Church. What is a Jesuit? What to know ...