Even though the Pope will not lead the mass himself, he could appear before the congregation to perform a blessing as he did on the past two Sundays ...

Pope Francis has taken the first step toward making Antoni Gaudí, the famed architect of Barcelona’s Sagrada Família, a saint. On Monday (April 14), Pope Francis recognized the “heroic virtues” of the ...

To all, Francis offers a message of mercy. It is a message that has won him both praise and criticism.

Two popes who played instrumental roles in building the world's largest church now gaze at one another with renewed clarity in the apse of St. Peter's Basilica.

The Catholic Church has put Antoni Gaudi, the designer of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica nicknamed "God's architect", ...

All Christians recognize holy week, starting on Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, and ending with Easter.

Pope Francis on Monday signed a decree that recognized the 20th-century visionary’s “heroic virtues” and put him on the path ...

Pope Francis on Monday declared Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí “venerable,” bringing the designer of Barcelona’s iconic ...

Pope Francis has approved the first step towards sainthood for Antoni Gaudi, the modernist architect behind Barcelona's ...

Pope Francis’s repeated surprise outings and appearances last week, especially his unannounced presence at the end of Sunday ...

A convalescing Pope Francis greeted the crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a “Happy Palm Sunday, Happy Holy Week,” in yet another reassuring public sign of ...

Catholic faithful at St Peter's Square, Vatican City, said it was emotional seeing Pope Francis. The Pontiff blessed and ...