As it happened: Coffin of Pope Francis sealed after 250,000 pay homage to head of Catholic Church - Pope Francis’s coffin was sealed after a quarter of million people visited the late spiritual leader ...

Pope Francis, Latin America’s first pontiff, died at age 88 after a cerebral stroke. Francis stressed humility over hubris ...

Pope Francis, who recently survived a bout of double pneumonia, has died aged 88, 12 years after he was elected during the ...

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

The story that dominated the Catholic news headlines in 2025 was, of course, the death of Pope Francis and the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV. These were NCR's most read — not necessarily the most ...

As the world mourns Pope Francis, here is a look back at significant moments in his papacy that set his time as head of the Catholic Church apart from others. Not only did Francis’ ascension to ...

Archbishop of New York Timothy Cardinal Dolan joins Maria Bartiromo for an exclusive interview detailing his upcoming retirement, his decades of leadership and what the changing of the guard means for ...

After 12 years in which Pope Francis celebrated the Mass of the Lord's Supper in prisons, washing the feet of incarcerated ...