Pope Francis, who chose his papal name after the 13th-century figure St. Francis of Assisi, known as the patron saint of ...

Trump, Zelensky and Prince William join thousands for historic Vatican service - More than 130,000 people have filed past the ...

In his homily at the pope's funeral, Cardinal Re described Pope Francis as a "pope among the people, with an open heart ...

The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola committed to spirituality and social action.

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re eulogized Pope Francis at his funeral, calling him "a pope among the people, with an open heart ...

With the news that Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21, the day after Easter, faith leaders from across the country shared ...

He seized a rare moment to have his rosary blessed and received a second rosary directly from the Pope himself.

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Two of the five popes before Francis have become saints, but merely serving as pontiff is no longer a guarantee of ...

At his funeral, Pope Francis was remembered and venerated as a pontiff with "strength and serenity" who modeled his pontificate on St. Francis of Assisi. The dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni ...

The funeral of the pope is underway in Vatican City, where throngs of mourners have gathered to give a final send-off to Francis, who will be remembered as a champion of migrants and the poor, and for ...

Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria Maggiore), one of the five great ancient basilicas in Rome, and the place Pope ...