That simple but so important Sign of the Cross we see so often holds a hidden history that takes us back to the origins of ...

People pray during a Memorial Mass for Pope Francis at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., on April ...

Thousands of people lined up to pray at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome on Thursday, the location where Pope Francis ...

On Thursday, May 1, this year’s 74th annual National Day of Prayer, Americans are encouraged to stop and pray for the nation, ...

High flyer: Brian Bulger, almost 4, takes his kite to the sky in Raymond Park. That’s his neighborhood buddy Leon Becker, 5, ...

Learning of the April 21 death of Pope Francis, Archbishop Bernard Hebda of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis said he planned to celebrate Mass for the repose of the soul of the pope at noon ...

Cathedral of Saint John Berchmans Shreveport held a memorial mass Monday, mourning and paying tribute to the life of Pope ...

A somber evening unfolded at the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Stockton as dozens gathered to mourn Pope Francis' death on ...

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. The Vatican said Francis suffered a stroke which led to a coma and his heart to fail, as ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of Pope Francis’ final encounters before his death was with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who visited ...

Pope Francis, the 266th Bishop of Rome and Sovereign of the Vatican City, has died on Easter Monday. Bells tolled in church ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Speaker of the House Emerita Nancy Pelosi about her experiences meeting Pope Francis and ...