Learning of the April 21 death of Pope Francis, Archbishop Bernard Hebda of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis said he planned to celebrate Mass for the repose of the soul of the pope at noon ...

Pope Francis greeted the faithful around the world for the last time from St. Peter’s Basilica on the most important day for ...

Springfield parishioners pay their respects to the late pope on Monday, April 21, 2025 at the Mass held at St. Michael's ...

The pontiff celebrated Easter, received Vice President JD Vance, issued a final message and took one last ride in the ...

The Argentine pontiff, who had been recovering after being hospitalized for five weeks with pneumonia, died Monday at age 88.

Since the pope left the hospital, he had seemed different, writes NCR's Vatican correspondent Christopher White. That change ...

Each language has its own way of greeting to begin a conversation. So no surprise, therefore, that, when we begin Mass, there is a greeting. After all, the Mass is a conversation. God speaks to us ...

WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance shared his condolences after the death of Pope Francis, which came a day after he met with the head of the Catholic ... post after the greeting, Vance ...

and happened while Easter Mass was being said in St. Peter’s Square. “The meeting, which lasted a few minutes, gave them the opportunity to exchange Easter greetings,” the Vatican said in a ...

Francis did not preside over the Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square, instead delegating it to Italian Cardinal Angelo Comastri.

The 88-year-old prelate appeared on the loggia of St Peter's Basilica and toured through St Peter's Square in the Popemobile.