Hundreds of prayer warriors watched their social media accounts this past April for updates on a baby named Francis Roy Lilly ...

"We must pray for the conversion of many people, inside and outside of the church, who still do not recognize the urgency of ...

Pope Francis’ encyclical, “‘Laudato Si’,” has now guided the Catholic Church and many people of goodwill for ten years. May ...

Pictured above are the nine men Called to Holy Orders by Cardinal Robert McElroy for the 2025 ordination class of permanent deacons for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. Before their ...

One of those saints is St. Francis of Assisi, whom Stoltzfus says he has had a connection to since childhood, despite growing up in an Anabaptist setting, which traditionally does not worship saints.

At his funeral, Pope Francis was remembered and venerated as a pontiff with "strength and serenity" who modeled his pontificate on St. Francis of Assisi. The dean of the College of Cardinals ...

Mourners Bid Solemn Farewell to Pope Francis More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said. Dozens of world ...

Francis, who chose his name in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, with his commitment to poverty, peace and nature, also wanted to reflect his own dedication to the homeless and disadvantaged in the ...

The dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni Re, offered the homily during Pope Francis' funeral. Here are the words he used to memorialize Pope Francis.