For All Souls’ Day on Nov. 2, Francis will continue his custom of holding a Mass in a local cemetery to pray for the dead, ...
Pope Francis prayed at the graves of children and of miscarried babies on the feast of All Souls before concelebrating Mass ...
For centuries, the Catholic Church widely observed All Saints’ Day (Nov. 1) as an octave, extending the holy celebration to ...
In his Angelus address on Friday, the solemnity of All Saints, Pope Francis spoke about the “identity card” of the Christian.
The Vatican’s Synod on Synodality was nothing like papal gatherings of cinematic lore, but it clearly reflects Francis’s view ...
Pope Francis presides over an All Souls’ Day Mass at Laurentino Cemetery in Rome at 5 pm (Manila time) on Saturday, November ...
Remembering the cardinals and bishops who died in the past year, Pope Francis prayed that after their loving service to ...
The Vatican has announced the appointment of Capuchin Father Roberto Pasolini as the new papal preacher, succeeding Cardinal ...
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE -Pope Francis attends a session of the 16th General Assembly ...
By Emma Bubola Reporting from the Vatican Pope Francis issued a new pastoral letter on Thursday in which he urged Roman Catholics around the world to let go of consumerism and individualism ...
Three U.S. cardinals met with Pope Francis the morning of Oct. 10. Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark said they addressed challenges in the United States. Unless it was a 14-hour meeting, which it ...
Pope Francis on Saturday met with a group of LGBTQ+ activists and allies who encouraged him to overturn the Catholic Church’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender people. “I really ...