Liberal supporters of Francis, a pope never shy about exercising power, now anticipate a late-breaking season of change. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give ...

In his Angelus address for the Solemnity of the Epiphany, Pope Francis said that the Three Kings teach us to discover God in poverty, humility, and silence. The Solemnity of the Epiphany ...

with Pope Francis presiding over the event and honoring his predecessor’s courage. Thousands watched and mourned and bells tolled as pallbearers carried Benedict's cypress coffin from St. Peter ...

This brought in Pope Francis, seen by many as a more socially progressive and radical head of the Vatican. However, his attitudes have angered the more conservative figures within the Roman ...

Pope Francis paid tribute to his predecessor former Pope Benedict XVI Thursday, in a funeral attended by tens of thousands of mourners at St. Peter’s Square. The event marked the first occasion ...

VATICAN CITY, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Six months ago Pope Francis brushed off speculation he was about to resign due to health problems, but even if he had toyed with the idea, he faced one major ...

We do not have to be perfect already to live in a way that gives witness to Christ and attracts others to him, Pope Francis said on Wednesday. At his weekly public audience on Jan. 11, Francis ...

Pope Francis, who has led the Catholic Church since his election in 2013, following Benedict's surprise resignation, led the funeral Mass. The historic funeral capped a chapter of Catholic Church ...

“Based on what we’ve seen in the first half of January, my impression is that this resistance to Pope Francis is only going to escalate,” said Mike Lewis, a founder of Where Peter ...

Pope Francis praised Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI for his "acute and gentle thought" on Wednesday at the Vatican. "His acute and gentle thought was not self-referential, but ecclesial, because he ...

Pope Francis spoke of friendship, a sustaining force amid a "shipwreck" of life. ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis on Thursday paid homage to his friend and retired predecessor, Pope Emeritus ...

In his address, he quoted Benedict XVI: “The Church … grows by ‘attraction.’” Pope Francis stops to pray before an image of Our Lady and the Child Jesus during his weekly general ...