The body of Pope Francis is now lying in state in St. Peter's Basilica. The pontiff’s mortal remains, lying in an open wooden ...

"Some say he did not do enough; others criticize him for even meeting with people like me," said one transgender Catholic.

When a pope had the audacity to name himself after St. Francis — a man of peace, simplicity and creation — I began to dream then of an environmental encyclical.

Ines San Martin is an Argentine journalist writing for OSV News from Rome. She is vice president of communications at the ...

The history of this church is rooted in the role of Mary as the Mother of God. Its story begins with a fourth-century legend.

Francis' devotion to San Lorenzo de Almagro isn't just a nostalgic footnote — it's a window into the soul of a pope who knew ...

Maria Bambina Sr. Susana Vanni says Argentina's divisions, then Pope Francis' health, likely tilted against the longed-for papal visit to his native country.

It is natural to compare a pope to his predecessors. But many of the comparisons being made now betray an ideological edge ...

Listen: Heidi, Daniel and David look back on the papacy of Pope Francis. They discuss what comes next, including the conclave. Then they look ahead to consider how Francis' legacy might be carried ...

Pope Francis, history's first pontiff from the Global South, has died at age 88 following a monthslong respiratory illness, ...

Pope Francis' funeral Mass will take place on Saturday, April 26, in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican announced. Scores of ...

Since the pope left the hospital, he had seemed different, writes NCR's Vatican correspondent Christopher White. That change ...