VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people filed through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday, the start of three days of public viewing ...

Edward Berger’s “Conclave” had a 283% spike in streaming viewership in the 24 hours after Pope Francis died, according to ...

Francis appointed Ribat a cardinal in 2016. The pope last year visited the diverse nation with an estimated population of 12 ...

The body of Pope Francis is lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica, where it will remain for three days until his funeral ...

Pope Francis transformed women's roles in the Catholic Church without changing doctrine. His legacy: creating pathways for ...

This is Latin for “having had mercy and choosing him” — a phrase that Francis chose as his motto when he was elevated to ...

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but ...

Hundreds of people packed into a Barcelona church on Tuesday to mourn a Spanish family of five who died earlier this month in ...

Every coach defines adversity in a different way, but few teams faced more early-season bad luck than the Hebron Christian ...

Pope Francis, the charismatic and conciliatory Argentinian who moved to liberalize the Roman Catholic Church, dramatically ...

Before his death, Francis made further appointments demonstrating his commitment to integrating women into Church governance.