The organ and chorus sang as clergy and churchgoers filled St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral for a special Mass honoring Pope Francis’s life Thursday. After the passing of the pope on Monday ...

Joseph Francis Abrutz of Sun Lakes, Arizona, passed away peacefully with family by his side on his 99th birthday, April 20, 2025. Joe was married to his beloved wife, Beverly Housley Abrutz ...

April 26, 2025 • It's a day of remembrance, mourning and celebration as thousands gather in Rome to pay their respects and say farewell to Pope Francis. April 25, 2025 • Pope Francis' funeral ...

In the garden of the archbishop’s residence in New Orleans, a group of Roman Catholic women chatted and fingered their rosaries, waiting for the Most Reverend Joseph Francis Rummel, 85 ...

World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the “most peripheral of the peripheries” and reflected his ...

The U.S. cardinals appointed by Francis were Blase Cupich of Chicago, Kevin Farrell who leads the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, Joseph Tobin of Newark, Wilton Gregory who ...

Ciro Fusco/EPA-EFE via Shutterstock Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, presides over the entombment of the late Pope Francis in the Basilica of Santa Maria ...

Numerous leaders will travel to Vatican City, the papal enclave surrounded by Rome, for the funeral services of Pope Francis. The beloved religious head died at the age of 88 on Easter Monday ...

Hundreds of people packed into St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Jacksonville on Thursday for a memorial mass for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis. The church holds 2,000 people, and they ...

Joseph Tomás Mckellar, executive director, PICO California One of the best aspects of Francis’ legacy was his connection with young people. He was open and understanding and talked about issues ...

The La Crosse Catholic community will gather Thursday to honor the life and legacy of Pope Francis as Bishop Gerard Battersby leads a special memorial Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph the ...