Each year Pope Francis shared monthly prayer themes. His prayer for April 2025 was particularly pointed for the modern world: ...

The Basilica of Saint Lawrence in Asheville has opened its doors and is holding a special noon prayer service after Pope ...

A change in popes is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the ...

One of the devotions in the Catholic Church is the Adoration of Blessed Sacrament, Sahd said, and "that's the most beautiful ...

VATICAN CITY -- Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: ...

Here are some important dates in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis in 2013 and died on Monday.

Pope Francis charmed the world with those poignant acts of love, humility and informality, starting with his first appearance ...

The 88-year-old pontiff served from his election on March 13, 2013 until his death on April ... on Pope Francis's humility after the hour of prayer. Nothing was about him, she said, and it's ...

On the night of March 12-13, 2013, just hours before Cardinal Jorge Bergolio would be elected pope, young adults were gathered in prayer before the Eucharist in a small church dedicated to youth ...

In the Berkshires, Catholics moved by the death of Pope Francis took time out of their lives to find a place to pray for him ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of ...

Cardinals have decided that the public viewing of Pope Francis will begin Wednesday in St. Peter’s Basilica, after his casket ...