“I’m not a big fan. I would be shocked if Francis ever came back here on lots of different levels. I’m not a fan and he doesn’t always mean what he says publicly.” Don’t Count on a ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been chosen as the 267th Pope. He was elected by 133 cardinals locked inside the Sistine Chapel on the second day of their conclave — a process ...

Robert Francis Prevost, born in Chicago and raised in Dolton, has been selected to lead the Catholic Church as the 267th pope.

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevos in the U.S., has been chosen to succeed Pope Francis as the head of the Catholic Church. The announcement comes on the second day of the papal conclave.

NEWS ANALYSIS: Although estranged from his own religious order for more than two decades, Pope Francis reconciled immediately after his election and remained a committed Jesuit until his death.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez (R) is considering throwing his hat into the ring in Florida’s 2026 gubernatorial race. Suarez, during an event hosted by Axios/The Race earlier this week, was aske… ...

Francis has always been known as “the pope of surprises,” and he surprised people one last time at his funeral by opting to use a white popemobile, not a hearse, to transport the coffin to his ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a solemn ceremony in St. Peter’s Square, political and religious leaders joined a crowd of thousands in mourning the death of Pope Francis at his funeral Mass.

One of Pope Francis’ dying wishes, as proclaimed by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re at his funeral on Saturday in Rome, where hundreds of thousands of mourners came to honor the “People’s Pope ...

The homily below was delivered by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, who presided over the funeral Mass for Pope Francis. In this majestic Saint Peter’s Square ...

An 81-year-old French nun who was friends with Pope Francis broke Vatican protocol when she approached the pontiff’s casket to say goodbye ...