Pope Francis' approach to LGBTQ issues marked a major, if mixed, shift in tone for the Catholic Church -- from scorn to ...

Francis has weighed in publicly before on ethics for end-of-life medical situations, but it is unknown whether he has made ...

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

Gandhi’s Scant Garb Bars Audience with Pope.” So read the headline of a New York Times report, from December 13, 1931, that ...

While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...

People of the Catholic faith around the world are lighting candles and praying for the health of Pope Francis while he ...

Pope Francis continued his slow recovery from double pneumonia on Thursday, beating back speculation of an imminent death, ...

On a recent weekend in this once deeply Catholic city, many expressed worry about Pope Francis, but there was also an air of ...

The Vatican has not announced Pope Francis is resigning, contrary to online claims. Further, his successor would be elected ...

Former Vice President Mike Pence drew criticism over the weekend for a Friday X post in which he referred to Pope Francis as ...

Endorsing utilitarian deregulation and global neoliberalism means imposing the law of the strongest as the only rule; and it ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was up and receiving therapy on Monday after apparently overcoming a setback in his recovery from ...