Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, has held his title for 12 years. What to know about the Jesuit.

While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...

Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square on a chilly, rainy evening to pray for an ailing Pope Francis.

Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his suffering, ...

A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...

ROME — Pope Francis continued his recovery from pneumonia Tuesday as the Vatican set in motion a nightly marathon of prayers ...

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...

Pope Francis remained in critical condition as the Vatican called senior church officials in Rome to a special saying of the ...

ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis "rested well, all night long" in the hospital, Vatican officials said in a brief update on Tuesday morning. Francis, 88, has been hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli ...

While he has introduced significant reforms, Pope Francis remains firm on the Church’s teaching that ordination to the priesthood is reserved for men. Nevertheless, his legacy reflects a ...

You can get in touch with Jesus by emailing [email protected] The chaplain of the Agostino Gemelli Hospital, where Pope ...