VATICAN CITY — Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his suffering, hope for his recovery and gratitude for his efforts to steer ...

Personal stories emerging this week in the wake of the many tributes to Pope Francis reflect the impact of individual prayers and blessings the pontiff shared around the world, whether he was talking ...

Pope Francis’ historic Statio Orbis blessing during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic remains relevant for the Church as it did five years ago. Before an empty and rain-covered St. Peter’s Square, ...

ROME (AP) — A weak and breathless Pope Francis thanked people for their prayers for his recovery in a remarkable audio message broadcast Thursday, the first public sign of life from the 88-year-old ...

Pope Francis' health showed a "slight improvement" Monday as he "resumed work" at the hospital and called a priest at a parish in the Gaza Strip, the Vatican announced. "The clinical conditions of the ...

According to the Vatican Press Office, at the conclusion of the meeting with the bishops of the CEI, Pope Leo XIV traveled to ...

In Greater Cincinnati, mourners are paying their respects to Pope Francis after his death on Monday.Many came together in prayer at Mass Monday night. At Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains, ...

If you have men who will exclude any of God’s creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men. – St. Francis of Assisi Back in the day ...

Lent “is a chance for everybody to make a new start and experience the grace of God,” the Rev. Christopher Collins, the vice president for mission at the University of St. Thomas, said as he headed to ...

The feast of St. Francis Xavier — often called the Goencho Saib (Patron of Goa) — draws huge crowds each year, spilling ...

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