Pope Francis’ pontificate spanned 12 years and numerous major global events — including international gatherings, the COVID-19 crisis, and the Synod on Synodality — that saw him delivering prayers ...

Christians around the world celebrated the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Apostle Paul said in his ...

“We still hold out hope and prayers but are putting it all in the Lord’s hands,” Flores told the Pacific Daily News Saturday night. Taitano and the three other soldiers were reported missing ...

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The archbishop of New Orleans held a Memorial Mass in honor of Pope Francis Wednesday afternoon. Pope Francis died Monday morning after complications from a stroke that led to irreversible heart ...

What a humbling feeling it was to have the leader of the Roman Catholic Church ask you to pray for him. While it shocked us ...

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Pope Francis died on Monday, one day after addressing the crowd from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on Easter ...

As news of the death of Pope Francis spread across the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River Monday morning, Catholics headed ...

In one of his last public acts, Pope Francis gave a message of hope and peace in his Easter Sunday speech at the Vatican only hours before his death.

Urbi et orbi” means “To the city [of Rome] and to the world.” It is a special apostolic blessing given by the pope every year on Easter Sunday, Christmas, and other special occasions.