Pope Francis, who died this morning at the age of 88, may go down in history as the most quoted pontiff. His statements to the press will shape his legacy far more than his official teachings; in ...

Correction & clarification: This story has been updated to correct the first name of Frederic Baumgartner. A cloaked and timeless figure with a regal authority spanning centuries, the pope is a global ...

AT HIS LIFE AND LEGACY. SERA A PAPACY THAT BEGAN WITH A SIMPLE GREETING BUT A POWERFUL MESSAGE. I AM ONE OF YOU. A FORMER JANITOR AND NIGHTCLUB BOUNCER BECAME THE FIRST JESUIT POPE, THE FIRST FROM THE ...

"When Pope Leo XIV emerged on St. Peter's balcony for the first time as pope, he offered three big important clues about what kind of papacy he might have. The first was the choice of name. The last ...

The papacy is once again big news. The coming conclave to pick Pope Francis’ successor is stirring interest worldwide and in Louisiana, a state with deep roots in Catholicism. The pope heads a church ...

Cardinals from around the world line up in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel March 12, 2013, to take their oaths at the beginning of the conclave that would elect Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos ...

Pope Leo XIV is beginning the first foreign trip of his papacy. Over the next six days he will first visit Turkey for an ...