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

The papacy of Pope Francis ended with the same core doctrine for LGBTQ+ people that he inherited: The Catholic Church still ...

In a small church tucked into a side street in northern China's Hebei province, a group of around 10 people gathered for ...

Pope Francis took steps to address abuse. But cases continue to emerge, especially in Africa and Asia, with the potential to ...

A Black pope would make a profound statement — not just in the United States, where President Donald Trump has demonized ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis ...

This week, His Holiness Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, died. That's not really surprising. He was 88 years old, and he'd been struggling with his health for several years. Nor is it ...

Celia Deane-Drummond is a theology professor at the University of Oxford and director of a research institute named after the ...

Celebrities who had the opportunity to meet Pope Francis during his papacy are remembering the late pontiff, sharing their ...

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.

According to reports, Chinese officials are not permitted to express themselves publicly on Pope Francis’ death due the ...

They want calm and for the Vatican to cause as little heartburn as possible,” one source told The Post of cardinals voting ...