including non-Catholic delegates, prayed together Friday evening at the site of the first Christian martyrdoms in Rome. The ecumenical prayer vigil Oct. 11 was held in Roman Protomartyrs Square ...

Beginning his Marian devotions at Rome's most important Marian basilica, the Pope prayed before the ancient icon Salus Populi Romani (Protectress of the Roman ... reads his prayer of dedication ...

Tobias Skarlovnik/Getty Images Francis has been the spiritual leader of almost 1.4 billion Roman Catholics ... everyone is Catholic. “Once more, we continue to keep in our prayers Pope Francis.