Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square on a chilly, rainy evening to pray for an ailing Pope Francis.

COMMENTARY: However, vigils for popes, like the current one for Pope Francis, have been the exception, not the rule.

A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...

Holy Family Parish in Louisville became a gathering place for dozens of Catholics, united in prayer for Pope Francis, who is ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On Tuesday, Holy Family Catholic Church held a mass to pray for Pope Francis as he continues to battle with pneumonia in both lungs. The Pope is in critical condition in Rome, but ...

At least 80% of Catholics have expressed a favorable opinion of Pope Francis in 10 of the 15 U.S. surveys in which we have asked about the pope since 2013.

Pope Francis is always trying to expand the horizons of the church and engage everyone, Archbishop Jeffrey Grob said, including non-Catholics.

VATICAN CITY — A light drizzle finally let up as hundreds of faithful headed to St. Peter's Square to pray the rosary for ...

At the same square where Francis blessed the people on his first day as Pope, hundreds gathered for a second night of rosary ...