Pope Francis has tapped Bishop Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago native who currently leads the Diocese of Chiclayo in Peru, to take over the Dicastery for Bishops.

Pope Francis heads to the war-torn African nations of the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan this week, where the church has long been on the frontlines of relief efforts amid war, poverty...

Pope Francis will further cement his legacy as an advocate for the suffering and marginalized this week as he heads to Africa for the fourth time, visiting the ravaged nations of the Democratic...