Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the next ...

With millions of followers and a long history that goes back more than 2,000 years, the Church has, over time, created a ...

Here's what to know about the 10 Americans tasked with assisting in the search for a new pope, including a Michigan native.

Liberals hoped he’d ordain women or allow gay marriage. Conservatives thought he’d tear up Church doctrine. But his papacy ...

Over the centuries, the outcome of conclaves has been impossible to predict. But if the cardinals named by Francis vote ...

Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, Missouri, is one of many places around the world continuing to honor and mourn the life of Pope Francis.

Pope Francis died Monday; here are the front runners for the Vatican leadership, and what they've said about Jews, Israel and ...

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, ...

Pope Francis — the first pontiff from the Americas, who clashed with traditional Catholics but was hailed as a reformer by progressives — died on Monday, a day after Easter, at age 88. The pope had ...

Not only was Pope Francis the the first Jesuit pope, but he was the first pope from the Americas. He was born in Buenos Aires ...