One of Francis’ lasting reforms will be his reshaping of the papacy to embrace simplicity and humility. In a new autobiography, “Hope,” he’s remarkably open about his own failings.

I also feel supported by the spiritual closeness of all the people of God whom, as I repeated last Sunday, I continue to ask to accompany me with persistent prayer ... Pope appealed to St ...

Francis explained that as he began his pontificate in 2013, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI gave him a large white box filled with documents “relating to the most difficult and painful situations ...

At a gathering of Catholic clergy in Rome, the trio of cardinals emphasized the unique and indispensable role of priests at ...

Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation ... consecration on January 6, 2003, from Pope John Paul II. On July 9, 2008, Benedict XVI called him to succeed Cardinal José Saraiva ...

Pope John Paul II appointed him secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in 2002, and Pope Benedict XVI later ... before holding a prayer walk to My Brother’s Keeper.

Visitation will take place from 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. with Evening Prayer at 7 p.m ... when he was appointed Bishop Emeritus and granted retirement by the late Pope Benedict XVI.

Twenty Reform cantors from across the United States traveled to Rome this month for just that purpose, performing a unique concert of Jewish prayers ... and attended Pope Benedict XVI’s weekly ...

2023: The funeral is held for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, 2024; Musician and sound engineer Del (Derek) Palmer, who had worked closely with Kate Bush for more than 40 years, dies aged 71. Suki ...

VATICAN— Here’s the full text of Pope Francis’ message for the 58th World Day of ... As Isaac of Nineveh, a seventh-century Father of the Eastern Church, put it in one of his prayers: “Your love, Lord ...