Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pope and the first pope from the Americas, left an impact on the Catholic Church and on the world that will be felt for generations.

Francis's appointment of Marengo as cardinal in 2022 and his decision to visit Mongolia the following year were seen as powerful affirmations of the pope's long-held emphasis on the "peripheries ...

Argentines long waited for Pope Francis to visit the homeland he left in 2013 to become the head of the Roman Catholic Church. With his death on Monday at the age of 88 after a long illness, those ...

Amid global conflicts, the new pope will need to forge new bonds. Experts say he has the background and the skills that will demonstrate that he's up to the task.

Catholic cardinals are beginning the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a new pope, opening the most geographically ...

Before the conclave starting on Wednesday, one topic of speculation is the name choice by the new pope. This decision is ...

The late pope’s attention to geographic detail led to what was described as the most diverse conclave in the history of the ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began the secretive, ...

Francis’ life and preaching continue “to inspire us to go where there is darkness and be light, to go to the forgotten and ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis. They ...