Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, died Monday morning at age 88. Francis made public appearances right before ...

Pope Francis previously spent about five weeks in the hospital with life-threatening respiratory ailments before he was ...

Pope Francis died Monday, history's first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for ...

A simplified papal funeral will make a fitting farewell for a pontiff who just three days after his surprise election ...

The death of the 88-year-old pontiff puts into motion the process of selecting a successor, according to longstanding Vatican traditions.

Pope Francis, the 266th Bishop of Rome and Sovereign of the Vatican City, has died on Easter Monday. Bells tolled in church ...

Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. As tributes pour in from around the world, the Vatican faces a transition.

In the hours following his death, many Catholics reflected on the words in his final Easter urbi et orbi blessing, which had ...

The Vatican releases the first photo of Pope Francis since his hospitalization. He is seen in his wheelchair in front of an altar, celebrating Holy Mass in a private chapel at Rome's Gemelli Hospital.

The Vatican releases the first photo of Pope Francis since his hospitalization. He is seen in his wheelchair in front of an altar, celebrating Holy Mass in a private chapel at Rome's Gemelli Hospital.