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On the morning of May 7 the conclave will commence, with all the cardinals present, with the Holy Mass for the Election of ...

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Catholic churches in Lynchburg will hold services in honor of Pope Francis this week, they announced on their websites and ...

On Sunday he wished the crowds on Saint Peter's Square a "Happy Easter" as he waved and in his traditional "Urbi et Orbi" ("To the City and the World") benediction he called for freedom of thought ...

Alabama-based EWTN, the world’s largest Catholic TV network, has jumped into full coverage of the death of the pope, the expected nine days of mourning and the coming conclave to pick a new pope ...

King Charles and Keir Starmer are leading tributes to Francis, who died this morning after leading the Catholic Church for 12 years. Yesterday, Francis had recovered enough to appear in front of ...

An aide to the 88-year-old pontiff delivered his 'Urbi et Orbi' benediction from a balcony overlooking the square following mass to mark the holiday. Images showed Francis in traditional white ...

The first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church died at the age ... “Happy Easter” before an aide read out his last benediction. Concern over his health had risen in recent ...

Pope Francis appeared on Sunday in St Peter's Square to deliver a quick Easter greeting before a senior archbishop delivered his "Urbi et Orbi" benediction which, like last year, called for a ...

The 88-year-old pontiff delivered his 'Urbi et Orbi' benediction from a balcony overlooking ... a 'Holy Year' in the Catholic Church which comes around once every quarter of a century and attracts ...

Pope Francis appeared in front of thousands of Catholic faithful at St Peter's ... his "Urbi et Orbi" ("To the City and the World") benediction from the balcony that overlooks St Peter's Square ...