Pope Francis, like all Catholic priests, vowed to celibacy and thus was not married or had children. Here's what we know ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, 91, will preside over Pope Francis' April 26 funeral. He has served in the Roman curia for ...

For the Catholic Church’s new leader, cardinals could pick a reformist or someone who can heal rifts.

The announcement of Pope Francis's death occurred on April 21st. He was 88 years old. The moment has triggered many tributes ...

King Charles will not attend Pope Francis’s funeral due to royal protocol barring monarchs from papal ceremonies.

Argentines long waited for Pope Francis to visit the homeland he left in 2013 to become the head of the Roman Catholic Church ...

On March 13, 2013, Francis succeeded Pope Benedict XVI, who was the first pope to retire in six centuries. Francis became the ...

He peppered his homilies, talks and even encyclicals with literary references from Dostoyevsky, Proust, Hopkins, Dante and ...

As the world mourns Pope Francis, who died April 21 at age 88 ... along with a metal tube containing documents and a papal biography. The coffin is then sealed. The funeral service will be held ...

Melania Trump’s proclaimed fluency in Italian was not on display when she met Pope Francis at the Vatican in 2017.

Discover Pope Francis’s remarkable journey—watch these must-see documentaries that honor his life, faith, and message to the ...