The archbishop of New Orleans held a Memorial Mass in honor of Pope Francis Wednesday afternoon. Pope Francis died Monday ...

As Catholics across the world mourn the passing of Pope Francis, some are expressing their thoughts on the challenges the church is facing.

He emerged on Easter Sunday — his last public appearance, a day before his death — to bless thousands of people in St.

"Pope Francis was a true man of God who called and challenged all of us to witness our faith in all aspects of our daily life ...

Pope Francis becomes only the seventh Holy Father to be laid to rest at the Papal Basilica of St Mary Major in Rome.

As the head of the Catholic Church for a dozen years ... Bergoglio took the name Francis not after St. Francis Xavier, co-founder of the Jesuit order, but St. Francis of Assisi, who created ...

The new pope selected the name Francis, after St Francis of Assisi, who he described as "a man of poverty and of peace". It was also a nod to St Francis Xavier ... the Catholic Church's ban ...

WINK News reporter Amy Galo traveled to the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Fort Myers to speak with attendees. Those in attendance chose not to speak. WINK News was then directed to contact ...

Pope Francis died Monday, the Vatican announced, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with ...