Whoever succeeds Pope Francis will inherit his momentous and controversial legacy of relations with Indigenous people ...

Pope Francis was a pope for our time. When so many practiced the politics of dehumanization, he stood for our common humanity ...

Bishop Edgar da Cunha, leader of the Fall River Diocese, remembered Pope Francis for his humanity and simplicity during a ...

Fareed speaks to The New York Times’ Ross Douthat about the impact of Pope Francis’ progressivism on the Catholic world and ...

Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. No date has ...

The world's 1.3 billion Catholics paid tribute to their spiritual leader Saturday as he was laid to rest in Rome. "Sunday ...

The church is divided. The problem is to find the one who unites, not pretend that it isn’t divided,” one church historian ...

A new pope does not swoop in and openly set about undoing the legacy of another. But a lot can change as far as style, ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and ...

In a world that often finds meaning in triumph and division, Pope Francis pointed us back to the Gospel's message to love ...

The world is mourning the loss of Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21, leaving behind a legacy of compassion, humility, ...

Compassion, humility and faith are the qualities that defined the 12-year leadership of Pope Francis. He was empowered to ...