Elected pope in 2013, Francis was known as a humble reformer who worked to make the Church more inclusive and was concerned ...

Pope Francis was a particularly beloved figure in the Los Angeles region. The pontiff’s death finds the community grappling ...

From cash bets on websites to online games modeled after fantasy football leagues and casual wagers among friends and ...

For six days in September, 2015, Pope Francis made a historic visit to the United States, visiting some of the country's ...

Those touched − figuratively and literally − by Pope Francis, the "People's Pope," during his only visit to the U.S. reflect ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and ...

After a tumultuous papacy, Pope Francis leaves the Chair of Peter with faithful American Catholics anticipating a return to orthodoxy.

Pope Francis’ transformative vision for the American church made it more open, but also energized conservative resistance ...