The pope was released from a lengthy hospital stay less than a month ago for a life-threatening respiratory condition.

The death of the pope comes a day after he made what would be his final public appearance on Easter Sunday when he greeted ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church for the past 12 years, has died at age 88. Francis died Monday ...

AP ROME — Pope Francis will be released from the hospital on Sunday after 38 days battling a severe case of pneumonia in both ...

Francis' death comes one day after the pope, 88, greeted Easter Sunday crowds in his popemobile. He had battled a respiratory ...

Dubbed ‘the people’s pope’, first Latin American pontiff will be remembered for his defence of ‘the most vulnerable’.

Francis died Monday morning at 7:35 a.m. Central European Summer Time, or 1:35 a.m. Eastern Time, according to the Vatican ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, ...

Easter symbolizes the renewal of life, and Monday morning, the Catholic Church is mourning the loss of its leader.

Pope Francis appears on the central lodge of St. Peter’s Basilica to bestow the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and to ...

Pope Francis, the 266th head of the Catholic Church, died on Monday, one day after Easter and nearly a month since his ...

One of the most long-lasting impacts of Pope Francis' pontificate may be his appointment of more women than ever before to ...