Pilgrims have been pouring into this medieval hilltop town to venerate not only two of the Catholic Church’s most celebrated ...

Carlo Acutis will become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint at a solemn canonization Mass on April 27 in St.

ITALY—Ministry through the universal language of music allowed three college students from the Sibley area to experience the ...

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Over the last year, more than a million pilgrims paid homage to Acutis, according to Rev. Domenico Sorrentino.

The Vatican press office released a photo of Pope Francis on Sunday in a private ... that day at the start of the rosary held in St. Peter's Square. "I thank you from the bottom of my heart ...

Pope Francis was hospitalized on Feb. 14 ... March 6 Pope records an audio message that is broadcast to the faithful in St. Peter’s Square thanking them for their prayers.

taking the name Pope Francis in honor of St. Francis of Assisi. He is the first Latin American pope and the first from the Jesuit order. To mark the 12th anniversary of Francis’ pontificate ...

The name, after St. Francis of Assisi, indicated a program ... 100,000 people from all continents gathered in St. Peter’s Square with his first greeting: “Fratelli e sorelle, buona sera!” ...

At the age of 76, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected the 266th successor of St. Peter on March 13, 2013, taking the name Pope Francis in honor of St. Francis of Assisi. He is the first ...

Nuns attend a Rosary prayer for Pope Francis, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ROME (AP) — Pope Francis participated remotely in the ...

Pope Francis had a restful night in Rome's Gemelli ... was played during a nightly prayer service for the pope in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. "I thank you from the bottom of my heart ...