Just 10 days after Pope Francis was appointed head of the Catholic Church, he received an ominous gift from his predecessor — ...

It's very possible the next pope could be from Africa, where the Catholic Church continues to add millions of members.

During his 12 years as head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis was a voice for compassion and peace, reformed the Vatican ...

Pope Francis, the first non-European head of the Roman Catholic Church in more than a millennium, died at age 88. He died ...