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For many Catholics older than me, Francis represented a cultural shift from previous pontificates. As a Gen-Z Catholic, Francis is the only pope I’ve known.

I was depressed and anxious. Utterly lost. And then I saw a vision of the throne room of heaven. Nothing was ever the same.

Singer, Spyro, is in gratitude mood after unveiling his new mansion. He also shared an emotional post explaining why God has ...

Pope Francis, whose papacy drew attention to climate change, the plight of refugees, and other social issues, died Monday ...

Martin Scorsese is remembering the late Pope Francis. The Catholic Church leader died on Easter at age 88. Scorsese, whose ...

The Vatican said Francis died at 7:35 a.m. Monday. He had suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed ...

Bells tolled in church towers across Rome on Monday, and in the evening the Vatican began a Rosary prayer in St. Peter’s ...

He was a pope who understood the power of a simple touch: caressing the deformed head of a man in St. Peter’s Square, washing ...

And in a time of fear, faith demands more than prayers. It demands action and strength. People of faith are called to do what ...

Pope Francis, history's first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor, ...