Hours after the death of Pope Francis Monday, the celebrated Mexican-American writer Luis Alberto Urrea posted a remembrance ...

The DOJ said that Widner was the moderator of an online chat group that traded child sexual abuse material. He sent images to ...

Mary McAleese, Ireland's former president, talks to Christiane Amanpour about the legacy of Pope Francis. Personal memories ...

Pontiffs have been players in global affairs for hundreds of years. Pope Francis carved out his own form of global influence.

President Trump’s presence at the Vatican funeral marks a rare moment of reverence amid a complex relationship with the late ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people filed through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects ...

Pope Francis was a voice of mercy in a time of noise. He walked with humility, spoke with fire and dared to love the unloved. He reminded the world that compassion isn't weakness and faith doesn't ...

The National Institutes of Health is looking to create a registry of autistic people, which, yes, has horrifying historical parallels.

Prominent Hoosier Catholics are paying tribute to Pope Francis, who died Monday, April 21 at the age of 88 due to pneumonia ...

Trump criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying it is “inflammatory” for Zelenskyy to assert Ukraine will ...

The process through which a new pope is chosen is known as a conclave, a term after which Robert Harris' 2016 book-turned-movie is named.