In many ways, he was not only the Pope for Catholics, but also a spiritual leader for the whole world. As his longtime friend Gustavo Vera put it, “Argentines believe he was Argentinian, but in ...

Re said Pope Francis "raised his voice, imploring peace," because "war always leaves the world worse than it was before. It is always a painful and tragic defeat for everyone." He said Pope ...

With the passing of Pope Francis, the world is reflecting on a pontificate marked by bold outreaches, including to the Islamic world, which was rooted in fraternity, humility, and a deep ...

April 25 (UPI) --Pope Francis on Sunday was laid to rest after a funeral mass with more than 250,000 mourners and more than 130 world leaders less than a week after he died of a stroke and heart ...

Among the tens of thousands of mourners paying their respects before the coffin of Pope Francis last week was Gianluigi Buffon, the Italian World Cup-winning goalkeeper. A visibly emotional Buffon ...

The election of a new pope is both mysterious and theatrical ... Beneath some of the most famous art works in the world, Michelangelo’s frescoes on the ceiling and altar wall, they will choose ...

Pope Francis, who died Monday at the age of 88 ... stories on a wide range of topics from across the U.S. and around the world.

Around 250,000 mourners flooded the streets of Rome to bid farewell to Pope Francis ... was Finland's President Alexander Stubb, with whom he was seen speaking at the start of the ceremony.

Catholics, atheists, Muslims and more, from around the world, tell of how the pope’s life and leadership inspired them. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript ...

Pope Francis appears on the central lodge of St. Peter's Basilica to bestow the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and the world) blessing at the end of the Easter mass presided over by Cardinal ...