The clash in style between Donald Trump and Pope Francis and their positions come into focus as the president travels to ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons, ...

Rather than singling out abortion as an isolated policy topic — something to be settled with an election or a legal ruling — ...

Pope Francis transformed women's roles in the Catholic Church without changing doctrine. His legacy: creating pathways for ...

During Francis’ time as pope, he spoke on a wide array of controversial and political issues, including immigration, same-sex ...

After the funeral, the Argentine pontiff’s plain wooden coffin was driven to Rome’s Santa Maria Maggiore, where he was laid ...

Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons, upheld it in ...

Pope Francis, who as head of the Roman Catholic Church advocated for a greater acceptance of LGBTQ+ people and protection for ...

In his efforts to promote a holistic defense of human life, Pope Francis frequently denounced a "throwaway culture" where ...