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 ...

The first pictures of Pope Francis' body since his ... his 12-year papacy as the 266th pope and spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church. The pope, who suffered from chronic lung disease ...

The Roman Catholic pontiff was buried in a private ceremony following his public funeral on Saturday, April 26 Eric Vandeville/Abaca/Sipa USA Pope Francis' tomb has been revealed in new images ...

to visit the shrine and pray for Francis, the first South American pope. Carlos Marrero was in Rome with his wife, Maria Coromoto, on March 13, 2013, when Francis, formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario ...

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.

"I would like to thank you for your prayers, which rise up to the ... Massimo Valicchia/NurPhoto via Getty Images As the leader of the Catholic Church, Francis captured the imaginations of ...

Bishop Davies asked Catholics to pray with urgency for the late Pope ... communicating the Gospel and the Catholic faith to all humanity with unfailing concern for souls. "Yet, each man was ...