Some people said the pope's compassion inspired them. Others said he was too liberal or that no pope would affect how they ...

A federal judge has ordered Catholic Relief Services to pay $60,000 to a gay former employee who said the agency revoked ...

I'm not a Catholic who follows the Vatican's commands unquestioned. But Pope Francis worked hard to make the church more ...

Following the sexual-abuse crisis that badly damaged the Boston Archdiocese, a surge of committed, immigrant parishioners has ...

Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...

A Black pope would make a profound statement — not just in the United States, where President Donald Trump has demonized ...

Hundreds of people packed into St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Jacksonville on Thursday for a memorial mass for the repose of ...

Pope Benedict was an ardent defender of Catholic traditions. Pope Francis, who died Monday, chose a more liberal direction.

Changes during Pope Francis' tenure changes barely scratched the surface of securing full equality for women in the Catholic ...

Mourners young and old flocked to Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Northeast D.C.

Remembering Pope Francis, the Catholic Church leader who broke with tradition 10:43. Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged ...

Pope Francis, who died Monday at 88, was the first Jesuit pope of the Catholic Church. What is a Jesuit? What to know ...