Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?

Pope Francis' funeral has been scheduled for Saturday morning at 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. EDT) at St. Peter's Basilica, ...

It’s a fair moment to point out that I am not Catholic ... who feels them unworthy of communion. Pope Francis inspired debate and conversations in the church that had seemed unimaginable ...

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Francis also was the first Jesuit pope of the Catholic Church. So what is ...

Another issue: He had a rapprochement with China, which was controversial, even among Chinese Catholics, where he … agreed to ...

Upon the death of Pope Francis, editorial artists began drawing tributes to the spiritual leader, with many artists ...

As the Catholic Church prepares for the conclave to elect a new pope, students at Chaminade High School in Mineola are using ...

Pope Francis saw priests’ embrace of the trappings of power as a “cancer” corroding the Roman Catholic Church, according to a best-selling Spanish author who travelled to Mongolia with the pontiff.