KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — If the next pope is from sub-Saharan Africa, he would be the first in Catholic Church history.

As the first Latin American pontiff, the legacy of Pope Francis in the region is complex, according to analysts consulted by ...

Not only did Pope Francis value and promote the dignity of labor, he was someone who personally worked extremely hard, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández said.

In the meantime, Holy Spirit Catholic Church in North Platte hosted a requiem mass in honor of the late Pope Francis Tuesday ...

The conclave will be a "fight for the soul of the Catholic Church" between those who saw promise in the modernising changes ...

More than 250,000 people, including heads of state, royalty and the ordinary Catholic faithful were in attendance for the funeral of Pope Francis.

Following the sexual-abuse crisis that badly damaged the Boston Archdiocese, a surge of committed, immigrant parishioners has ...

Pope Francis' possible successor, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, held special Mass in St. Peter's Square. Francis' tomb opened to ...

The tomb was opened on the second of nine days of official mourning for Francis, after which a conclave will be held to elect ...

The Apostolic Nunciature and Catholic churches in Jordan offered prayers for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis during a solemn requiem Mass held Thursday evening at the Sweifieh Parish - Mary of ...