The Rev. Steven Clemmence, of Marlborough, said Pope Francis inspired pastors with his message to reach out to “the lost ...

Oxford religious leaders have paid tribute to Pope Francis after his death on Monday morning. Francis, 88, emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday to bless the thousands of people in St ...

“There’s three stories in that passage; the lost coin, the lost sheep and the lost son.” The sermon series titled “The Prodigal God” highlights one of Jesus’s most popular stories.

The Vatican said Francis, the first pope from Latin America, had died after a stroke, and revealed that his will requested a simple tomb in Rome.

News of Pope Francis’ death lead to an outpouring of support locally and across the globe. In New Ulm, Bishop Chad Zielinski of the New Ulm Diocese said in a statement: “With a heart formed by Christ ...

Rachel Bulman of Lakeland, a Catholic author and speaker, said it was "beautiful" that Pope Francis participated in a final Easter before his death.

“I was the black sheep,” said the 62-year-old ... but it was a step he took in December 2023 after his church lost its minister of 17 years. He is now Reverend Denney of Unity of Jupiter ...

Francis, who suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was admitted to Gemelli ...