At first glance, it would seem that buying rosaries and listening to the pope cry out passionately against war have little to ...

Under the frescoes painted by Michelangelo, cardinals will elect the successor to Pope Francis at the Sistine Chapel as the ...

The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s ...

With so many world leaders present, Pope Francis’ funeral also became one of the most significant international gatherings of the year. Here are five defining moments from the day: 1. Trump and ...

Francesco Sforza/Vatcan Media via Reuters Some of Pope Francis' family members participated in the rite. A presence of prayer and vigil will take place throughout the night until preparations ...

And peace means justice with the poor. I think the constant prayer and the constant argument about peace by Pope Francis is a very important message for today.” Pope Francis, who joined the ...

It was the Holy Father’s first Easter as pope. A young boy with disabilities named Dominic was in the square with his family. The Gondreau family, with all five ... the finger of Pope Francis ...

Dr. Sergio Alfieri coordinated Francis’ five-week hospital treatment for double pneumonia and continued to oversee the pope’s treatment after the pontiff returned to the Vatican on March 23 ...

In the General Intercessions, the prayer for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis and for the election of the new pope are added. In the Eucharistic Prayers, the name of the pope is omitted in the ...

“Pope Francis really exemplified what it meant to be merciful," Myers told a reporter in the St. Joseph Chapel at Holy Cross College, moments before the prayer service began. “He reached out ...

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires on December 17, 1936, Pope Francis was the eldest of five siblings birthed to Mario José ... ministry not as power but as service anchored in prayer and ...

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. "Prayer was a fundamental component of Pope Francis’ service to the church and the world," said Bruce Morrill, a distinguished professor of ...