Tag: Pope Francis

WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis' approach to key issues including his concern for the environment, immigration and abortion did not fit neatly into American political...

VATICAN CITY  -- After the casket bearing Pope Francis' body was placed in St. Peter's Basilica, tens of thousands of mourners lined up to...

ROME -- Before he was Pope Francis, the first pope from the Americas, he was Jorge Mario Bergoglio -- a kid from Buenos Aires...

VATICAN CITY -- To the chanting of Christ's promise, "I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies,...

Before he was known for anything else, Pope Francis was known as "the first non-European pope in nearly 1,300 years." As we absorb the news...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis' final moments were peaceful, and he managed to give one last farewell to his nurse, Massimiliano Strappetti, before slipping...

Bishop William E. Koenig, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, has released the following statement on the occasion of the death of...

VATICAN CITY — Centuries of experience dealing with the death, or occasional resignation, of a pope has left the Catholic Church with thorough instructions...

As the world absorbs the news of the death of Pope Francis -- and before the ever-busy oddsmakers and deep insiders begin the game...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis' emphasis on God's mercy and on pastoral outreach to Catholics who felt pushed to the edges of the Catholic...