For years before becoming Pope Leo XIV — as a parish priest and then bishop in Peru — Robert Prevost built ties with ...

Many Indigenous Catholics saw an ally in Pope Francis who championed their causes, asked forgiveness for the church’s ...

In his final Easter message, Pope Francis expressed pain over the violence and division throughout our world and urged us to ...

The death of Pope Francis has ignited widespread online curiosity about the process of electing the next leader of the ...

Every pope brings a distinct vision and agenda for leading the church. Making change is difficult in the Catholic Church, but ...

European pope in centuries, Francis was especially aware of colonialism’s impact and the need to embrace many cultures within ...

Most stories about Pope Francis mention that he made history as ... lives of Native peoples from across the nine countries of the Amazon. During the papal Mass Francis celebrated in Chiapas ...

Pope Leo XIV could bring big change to the Catholic Church – here’s how Francis set the stage - Francis had begun making ...

Ezenwa Ike, Taylor Quach, and Citlaly Landon-Bermudez are all youth leaders at St. Mary's Catholic Church. The group tells me it was refreshing to be around like-minded young people.

On Saturday, April 26, 250,000 mourners congregated in St. Peter's Square to bid farewell to Pope Francis. His modest, unadorned wooden coffin was taken to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore for ...

A Tribute to the First Latin American Pontiff,” a new book from USA TODAY, honors the memories of Pope Francis’ ...

He appeared on the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica as tens of thousands of people filled St. Peter’s Square. He spoke ...