WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis arrived Tuesday on the first visit of his life to the United States, bringing his "church of the poor" to the world's wealthiest superpower and a country polarized over ...

Pope Leo XIV is signaling strong endorsement of one of Pope Francis’ most controversial policies on marriage and divorce ...

A leading U.S. Catholic voice for immigrant rights and an outspoken proponent of other progressive-leaning causes will become the new archbishop in the nation's capital as tensions are likely to rise ...

A French nun who traveled to say goodbye to Pope Francis in the Vatican this week was allowed to break church protocol. The 81-year-old Sister Genevieve Jeanningros had a close, four-decade-long ...

Doctors said Monday that Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia but have decided to keep him hospitalized for several more days to receive treatment. In the ...

WASHINGTON -- One young boy in Washington, D.C. received the thrill of a lifetime Thursday morning when he got up close and personal with Pope Francis. It happened as the pope greeted well-wishers ...

Pope Francis deployed a deft political touch in his Washington charm offensive, pushing his agenda on finance, climate change and immigration without offending American sensitivities. The cheering ...

WASHINGTON -- Cheered by jubilant crowds across the nation's capital, Pope Francis forged common cause Wednesday with President Barack Obama on climate change, immigration and inequality, as the ...