Pope Francis, celebrated as a humble yet forceful pontiff, died on April 21 leaving behind a rich legacy of inclusion and activism. His leadership – of over some 1.4 billion Catholics globally – will ...

PHILADELPHIA -- The parents of a 1-year-old girl says their daughter's inoperable brain tumor shrank after a moment with Pope Francis. The pontiff was in Philadelphia in September during his visit to ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is urging parents not to condemn their children if they are gay. During his weekly general audience Wednesday, the pope advised parents to accompany their children during ...

Inside the Conclave and the Dawn of a New Papacy' presents readers with a substantive, engaging portrait of where things ...

Pope Leo called for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages in a May 28 general audience, following in the steps of his predecessor Pope Francis, who was both praised and criticized for ...

Parents say they are thankful that treatments have been more effective. — -- An infant battling brain cancer, who famously was kissed by Pope Francis during the pontiff's historic visit to the ...

Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88, after a stroke, the Vatican said. While the date of his funeral hasn’t been announced, per tradition, there are a series of rituals that will take place ...

Pope Francis urged parents on Wednesday not to condemn their children if they are gay, in his latest gesture of outreach to the LGBTQ community which has long been marginalized by the Catholic ...