Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, on Thursday made his first American bishop appointment as he named Bishop ...

By prioritizing the environment, championing the poor and striking a more welcoming tone with LGBTQ Catholics, Pope Francis ...

LGBTQ+ Catholics saw Pope Francis’ stance on homosexuality as a strong defense against discrimination in the church ...

The reaction across the internet from Catholics and non-Catholics ranged from serious to comedic, finding humor in the fact ...

Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025. Many world leaders are expected to attend his funeral in Vatican City, including President Donald Trump, Prince William, and President Volodymyr Zelensky.

A single white rose was placed on the tomb that said "Franciscus" – the pope's name in Latin – inside the Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.

The faithful in Los Angeles, America’s most Catholic city, were delighted — and a little stunned — to learn a Chicago-born ...

So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher-than-expected ...

Royalty, presidents, prime ministers and a legion of faithful paid their last respects to Pope Francis at a funeral mass in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on Saturday. Applause rang out as the ...