Pope Francis presides over a Rosary prayer for peace on Oct. 6, 2024, in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. The prayer ...

Francis was elected pope in March 2013, succeeding Pope Benedict XVI after his resignation in February of the same year. Bishop Carl A. Kemme, who was appointed to his position in Wichita by Francis, ...

The head of the basilica that is housing Pope Francis's tomb says it reflects his “humble, simple and essential" life.

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate ...

Catholic faithful gathered in front of the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome Friday night for a special rosary prayer ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. — A 16-year-old was killed and several others were injured in a four-vehicle crash on East Dixie Drive in Asheboro on Easter Sunday, according to the Asheboro Police Department.

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate ...

Around 250,000 mourners paid their respects to Pope Francis during the three-day public viewing at St. Peter’s Basilica ...

Matthew 18:20 states, “For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I with them.” What better way to come ...

Heads of state and royalty will start converging on Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican’s St. Peter ...

Karl D. Bar-Lev, a retired U.S. Navy veteran who served for 17 years, also entered the Church at the Easter Vigil. Raised in ...

Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday at the start of three days of public viewing ahead of his funeral. Throngs of the ...