In this series, NPR takes readers and listeners behind the news and explains how we do our journalism. Here, religion editor Daniel Burke looks back on a pivotal period in the life of Pope Francis, ...

Several prominent Irish clergy sexual abuse survivors are calling on Pope Francis to use his upcoming visit to their country at the end of August to admit to the Vatican's role for decades in helping ...

Belgium’s prime minister has blasted Pope Francis for the Catholic Church’s horrific legacy of clerical sex abuse and cover-ups. BRUSSELS — Belgium’s prime minister blasted Pope Francis for the ...

Imagine an unplanned road trip. With a stranger. Who may or may not be in danger. Also, don’t look now, but someone may or may not be following you. Oh, and in the car, you’ve hidden some objects ...

Pope Francis' funeral is set to take place on Saturday in Vatican City. The farewell ceremony for the first Latin American pontiff and the 266th head of the Catholic Church will occur during the early ...