During his homily and Angelus address, the Holy Father repeated his plea for Catholics to show their closeness to the poor ...

a corner immersed in greenery has been set up where Pope Francis, before celebrating mass for All Souls' Day, paused in prayer. He was brought there in a wheelchair by a priest who then left him ...

I wished to greet the Virgen de los Desamparados,” the pope told the crowds of pilgrims at the Vatican after placing a white ...

Before concluding his Wednesday audience and imparting his paternal blessing for pilgrims, the Holy Father concluded his ...

On Nov. 11, 1969, Veterans Day, Cardinal Richard Cushing dedicated St. Francis Chapel located within the Prudential Center in Boston. Its origins might be traced to the 1947 arrival of the Franciscan ...

said he had seen Benedict in September and called on churchgoers to include him in their prayers. Although Benedict was the first Pope for 600 years to stand down, Pope Francis made clear in his ...

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Please let us continue to pray for peace," is the appeal that Pope Francis launched at the end of the Angelus prayer with the pilgrims and believers gathered in St.