VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis' yearslong process to reform the Catholic Church closed Saturday with recommendations that fell short of giving women more equity as hoped, but reflected the pope’s ...

Pope Francis died on April 21 at the age of 88. Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Francis had long been involved in religious leadership. He was the first Jesuit pope and the first pope from ...

As the world mourns Pope Francis, here is a look back at significant moments in his papacy that set his time as head of the Catholic Church apart from others. Not only did Francis’ ascension to ...

Members of the Lac Courte Oreilles tribe confronted Catholic clergy about the future of a historic school and two nuns who ...

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Pope Francis, who remains in critical condition and hospitalized as he battles pneumonia in both lungs, was elected pope on March 13, 2013, after the surprise resignation of Benedict XVI. Prior to ...

Pope Francis died Monday in Rome at the age of 88, just weeks after he was released from hospital following a respiratory tract infection that developed into pneumonia. His death, announced by the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis’ yearslong process to reform the Catholic Church closed Saturday with recommendations that fell short of giving women more equity as hoped, but reflected the pope’s ...

Pope Francis, the 266th head of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday, just over 12 years after assuming the papacy. He was 88. "Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of ...