Pope Francis had a great sense of humor. When I met him once at the back of the papal plane, I cracked a joke with him that ...

Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. No date has ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of young people from around the world had come to Rome expecting to rejoice this weekend in the ...

Pope Francis, who chose his papal name after the 13th-century figure St. Francis of Assisi, known as the patron saint of ...

Tens of thousands of people flocked to the Vatican for the funeral of Pope Francis. The beloved pontiff, the first Latin ...

More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said ...

Catholics, atheists, Muslims and more, from around the world, tell of how the pope’s life and leadership inspired them.

World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful have said farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral that highlighted his ...

From some of the world’s most powerful leaders to those on society’s margins whom Pope Francis always made a point to ...

From flags to a life-size statue, images and homages to Pope Francis were visible all around the Pedro Bidegain stadium in ...

Guests at the Vatican service were told of the Pope's call to "build bridges", as Trump and Zelensky were pictured meeting ...

It was their first face-to-face meeting since they argued in front of cameras in the Oval Office in February — and comes as ...