Pope Francis is breaking with tradition when it comes to where he will be laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica ...

Associated Press reporter Nicole Winfield, who covered Pope Francis at the Vatican during his entire pontificate, earned the ...

Pope Francis began his papacy in 2013 during the Obama administration, but former President Barack Obama is not planning to ...

The day before he died, in his final public address, Pope Francis expressed an Easter Sunday message of unity and an appeal ...

His memorial service is set for Saturday morning at 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. ET) and his body will be buried at Rome's ...

Pope Francis, 88, died Monday morning at the Vatican. Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrell was seen sealing the door to ...

Pope Francis created many changes to the Catholic Church, including the opportunity to elevate women to positions of power.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The man who would the world would know as Pope Francis always bought his shoes in the same ...

As of Thursday evening, about 90,000 people have visited St. Peter’s Basilica to pay homage to Pope Francis, the Vatican ...

Those touched − figuratively and literally − by Pope Francis, the "People's Pope," during his only visit to the U.S. reflect ...

The simple black shoes — a stark contrast to the flashy red slippers of his predecessor, are among Francis' personal effects ...

Bells rang out as the Pope's coffin was carried across St Peter's Square to lie in state ahead of the funeral on Saturday.