As they went out, they came upon a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; this man they compelled to carry his cross. Jesus told his disciples, "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and ...

In Mark, the question Who is this man is answered not only through supernatural acts, but ultimately through sacrificial love ...

Me?” Morales’ Christ Carrying the Cross (c. 1565), recently acquired and thoroughly restored by the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, is no less expressive. Gaunt and haggard, Jesus is visibly ...

(Reuters) - Venezuelans held in a high-security prison in El Salvador shouted “freedom” and used a hand signal for help in a ...

Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, was laid to rest during a 30-minute ceremony which started at 1:00 pm (1100 GMT) at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in the Italian capital.

Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born pope, celebrated his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel, emphasizing unity, peace, and ...

(RNS) — Pope Francis asked to be buried in St. Mary Major, close to the most important icon of Mary ... Above them, mosaics portray Jesus carrying a small image of Mary toward heaven, where ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, said Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as he ...

The new Pope Leo has led his first mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel, marking the end of the conclave. Speaking in English for the first time, he said his election as pope is both a cross to bear ...

What a great day for us in Philly with a pope that knows what Wawa is all about,” Archbishop Nelson Pérez jokingly told ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it reflects his “humble, simple and essential’’ life, the archbishop ...

Pope Leo XIV said in his first mass this morning that the Church must do more to reach places around the world where there is ...