The debate in the Catholic Church over the celebration of the old Latin Mass is heating up just as Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate ...

Pope Francis, who died of a stroke on April 21, came to the United States in 2015, where he visited the White House, spent time with the Obamas and give a historic speech ...

In 2015, Pope Francis became the third pope to visit the White House ; Francis arrived in the afternoon of Sept. 22, 2015, where he was welcomed by a small group, including then-President Barack ...

The late Pope Francis came to Washington, D.C., to speak to a Joint Meeting of Congress on Sept. 24, 2015. He received multiple standing ovations during his speech.

Pope Francis' trip is the first papal visit to Washington since 2008. Thousands of guests gathered on the South Lawn of the White House for the papal welcome ceremony.

From Washington, Francis will travel to New York and Philadelphia before returning to Rome on Sunday. The last pope to come to the United States was Benedict in 2008.

ROME — Cardinal Luis Pascual Dri, the Argentine priest whom Pope Francis held up as the model confessor, has died in Buenos ...

Pope Francis in D.C. after speaking to a joint session of Congress on Sept. 24, 2015. (Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post) Popes aren’t meant to be revolutionaries. Pope Francis, however, was ...

What Pope Francis’s shoes revealed about his faith. They were what any of us might wear — and, like most of his clothes, they showed a preference for simplicity and humility.

Pope Francis died at the age of 88 on April 21, the Vatican announced, ending a historic chapter for the world’s largest Christian faith. (Video: Joshua Carroll/The Washington Post) ...