Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday after a prolonged illness. He was ...

Cuba thaw and inked a deal with China on bishop appointments. His calls for peace and to fight climate change were not always ...

During his 12-year pontificate, Francis took important, even historical, ecumenical initiatives. In 2016, he became the first ...

April 25 (UPI) -- Before scores of world leaders and Roman Catholic officials on Saturday, Pope Francis will be laid to rest ...

Even before dawn broke on Cuba’s iconic Plaza de La Revolución on Sunday, tens of thousands of the faithful had gathered to ...

The life of Pope Francis, the first Latin American and first Jesuit to serve as the Roman Catholic Church’s pontiff, lasted ...

HAVANA, Cuba – Pope Francis’ visit to the United States in September of 2015 was part of a larger trip to North America. He ...

VICTOR GAETAN is Senior International Correspondent for National Catholic Register and the author of God’s Diplomats: Pope ...

The Russia of Pope Francis is that of Dostoevsky and many other men and women of art and culture, the Russia that seeks a new resurrection, even if this means “setting the world on fire." ...

The man who would be one of the most traveled popes in history once was known for avoiding travel, keeping to weekend trips ...

President Trump’s presence at the Vatican funeral marks a rare moment of reverence amid a complex relationship with the late ...