The Catholic community in Lynchburg is grieving the tragic loss of Pope Francis. Following his death on Monday, church ...

The death of the Roman Catholic church's Holy Father came just one day after 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, including nearly half a million in central Florida, celebrated Easter.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis died Monday morning, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced. “At 7:35 ...

In one of his last public acts, Pope Francis gave a message of hope and peace in his Easter Sunday speech at the Vatican only ...

Long Island Catholics remember Pope Francis for his inclusivity and compassion, celebrating his impact on the church and ...

He was a pope who understood the power of a simple touch: caressing the deformed head of a man in St. Peter's Square, washing the feet of a Muslim prisoner, sinking to his hands and knees to implore ...

Whoopi Goldberg, U.S. Vice President JD Vance and more paid tribute to Pope Francis, who died at the age of 88 on April 21 ...

Pope Francis met with JD Vance shortly before he died, but the pontiff and Vance's boss did not see eye to eye.

And in a time of fear, faith demands more than prayers. It demands action and strength. People of faith are called to do what ...

The pope's plea for mercy for the vulnerable, whether LGBTQ people or migrants, is both remarkable — and basic Christianity.

Church News reporter Aimee Cobabe writes about what it would look like — and what it would feel like — to have a personal ...