"It's a human life, period," Pope Francis said. "This human life must be respected. This principle is so clear." ...

Ghana's Cardinal Peter Turkson said he was not ready to become pope -- and that the Catholic Church might not be either.

Pope Francis called the Church to care for creation and the vulnerable — a message that transcends partisan divides ...

The papacy of Pope Francis ended with the same core doctrine for LGBTQ+ people that he inherited: The Catholic Church still ...

A hardline cardinal from Wisconsin who is a fan of President Donald Trump and who battled Pope Francis could be the first ...

In his efforts to promote a holistic defense of human life, Pope Francis frequently denounced a "throwaway culture" where ...

Cardinal Wilton Gregory will join the papal conclave in Vatican City to elect a new pope following Pope Francis' death.

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, a Wisconsin native who once led the La Crosse Diocese, has emerged as a potential, though unlikely, candidate to become the next pope following the ...

For Catholics, Pope Francis was (and is) a kind of Rorschach test of where one thought the church should go in this century ...

The body of Pope Francis was carried in a solemn procession Wednesday from his residence within the walls of the Vatican City ...

Here is a brief timeline of events leading to the death of the Catholic Pope Francis on Easter Monday, including visitations ...

Pontiffs have been players in global affairs for hundreds of years. Pope Francis carved out his own form of global influence.