Pope Francis has canonized six saints from India during his papacy, including Fr. Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Sister Euphrasia Eluvathingal, Joseph Vaz, Mother Teresa, Mariam Thresia, and Devasahayam ...

Pope Francis made his final public appearance on Easter Sunday, one day before his death on Monday morning. The pontiff, who in his final weeks struggled to speak for long periods, used an aide to ...

Pope Francis prays near the tomb of Father Pedro Arrupe, SJ, superior general of the Society of Jesus between 1965 and 1981, during a Mass at the Jesuit Church of the Most Holy Name of Jesus ...

Pope Francis' death Monday at the age of 88 comes after the Catholic leader experienced a number of health issues in recent years. Francis died at 7:35 a.m. Monday at his residence, the Vatican said.

VATICAN CITY — Although Pope Francis accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his successor — from the Vatican’s disastrous finances ...

From meetings with Diego Maradona to the passion for his beloved Buenos Aires club, San Lorenzo, Pope Francis was an avid soccer fan. And a promoter of sports in general. Francis died Monday at 88 ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, better known as His Holiness Pope Francis, was one of the most compassionate popes, who was deeply concerned with all people, especially the Jewish people. I compare him ...

It’s Clarence Thomas. There, I said it. But so did every honest observer back in 1991, when George H. W. Bush nominated Thomas for the court. Bush claimed that Thomas was the “best qualified ...

Former President Joe Biden praised the late Pope Francis in a new op-ed, drawing a contrast between him and politicians who "practiced the politics of dehumanization" in what some outlets ...

Pope Francis spent Holy Thursday visiting those serving time in a Rome prison. Despite recovering from a bout of pneumonia, Francis met with dozens of inmates at Regina Coeli prison as he kept an ...

The funeral for Pope Francis will be held on Saturday, the Vatican said. Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate ...

Pope Francis' first official trip, soon after he took the helm of the Catholic Church in 2013, set the tone for what was to come. He chose to visit the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa ...