A new pope does not swoop in and openly set about undoing the legacy of another. But a lot can change as far as style, ...

His death could reset the contest between the modernizing and the traditionalist wings of the financially challenged Roman ...

A longtime Vatican correspondent shares his insights on the legacy of Pope Francis, a populist leader who sought to bring the ...

"He's been one of the strongest voices, pushing to get things done." Pope Francis left imprint on Roman Catholic Church — but ...

Pope Francis was the first Latin American pope, born in Buenos Aires into an Italian immigrant family – a reformer determined ...

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pope Francis died Monday, the day after Easter, at the age of 88. As ...

Pope Francis, who died on Monday, called for " a church for the poor ," a church that would reach out to what he called the ...

After 12 years as the head of the Catholic church — and the most famous Christian in the world — Pope Francis died on Monday ...

Catholics in El Paso gathered at Saint Patrick's Cathedral on Monday to honor the life and legacy of Pope Francis.

His public persona may have been the humble and patient father figure, but Francis spent his 12 years as pope reorganizing the Vatican bureaucracy — the Roman curia — with more than a touch of ...