Pontiffs have been players in global affairs for hundreds of years. Pope Francis carved out his own form of global influence.

The Vatican says Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday, April 26, in front of St. Peter's Basilica after the pontiff ...

Catholic cardinals on Wednesday performed the ritual ceremony to transfer Pope Francis’ body from his home in the Vatican ...

A continent where religion permeates most aspects of private and public life, Africa is where the Roman Catholic Church is ...

The Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong has announced that a condolence service will be held until Saturday for the late Pope ...

In Croatia, Catholic bishops struggled with many of the late Pope’s ideas, especially on migration, the country’s controversial World War II history, and the alleged miraculous visions at Medjugorje, ...

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In St Peter's Square, believers and tourists alike gathered to pay their respects, some bearing flowers or candles ...

Ensuring Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te can attend this weekend's funeral of Pope Francis is currently the "most important ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” ...

Cardinals determine public viewing of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica to begin on Wednesday morning. Francis is ...