As the first Latin American pontiff, the legacy of Pope Francis in the region is complex, according to analysts consulted by ...

Francis, who died on Easter Monday, transformed the Catholic Church. He will be a tough act to follow, writes Omar G.

A Venezuelan man says he and his family back home have been anguished about the "forced disappearance" from the U.S. of ...

Pope Francis and Mario Vargas Llosa were unique voices that transcended frontiers. Their deaths offer a sharp reminder of the ...

During Francis’s papacy, evangelical Protestantism and secularism continued to remake Latin America’s religious geography, ...

Following the resignation of Benedict XVI, the March 2013 conclave elected Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the 266th Pope of the ...