More than 250,000 people paid their last respects to Pope Francis over three days of public viewing by ordinary mourners, church and political leaders that ended Friday, when his coffin was sealed ...

Associated Press reporter Nicole Winfield, who covered Pope Francis at the Vatican during his entire pontificate, earned the ...

The family of Ecuadorian soccer player Jackson Rodríguez was rescued after being kidnapped from their home in the coastal ...

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck near the coast of Ecuador on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, damaging buildings in the city of Esmeraldas and temporarily ...

Ecuadorian footballer Jackson Rodriguez, who plays for Emelec, is desperate to be reunited with his wife and young son after criminals ambushed his home in the middle of the night ...

The body of Pope Francis is lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica, where it will remain for three days until his funeral ...

Pope Francis didn’t affirm same-sex marriage or lobby for ordaining women as priests. But he gently steered the Catholic ...

In remembrance of Pope Francis’ message urging the faithful to protect the environment and to celebrate Earth Day, here are ...

Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, has died on Easter Monday, ...

Pope Francis walks with Rafael Correa, then-president of Ecuador, during an arrival ceremony at Mariscal Sucre International ...

During his groundbreaking papacy, Pope Francis inspired the masses as he challenged the traditions and standards of the ...