Pope Leo XIV has been presented with a physical copy of his family tree, which features some Black relatives. The news comes ...

Pope Francis made remarks about nuns with a "vinegar face" and called out gossip during a Jan. 4 event "Continue to carry it forward with your openness and courage, ready to renew yourselves where ...

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Cardinal Camerlengo, Kevin Farrell, will preside over the closing of the Pope's coffin at 8 p.m.During the ceremony, a white silk veil is placed over Francis' face, holy water is sprinkled on the ...

Maps, graphics explain relatively humble funeral for Pope Francis: ... On the night before the funeral, the pope's body is blessed with holy water and a white silk cloth is placed over his face.

Francis celebrated the 12th anniversary of his election as pope from hospital Thursday. Doctors not involved in the pope's care have said he is likely to face a long, fraught road to recovery ...

Pope Francis, who changed the face of the papacy, was broadly popular with the more than 60 million U.S. Catholics, according to recent public opinion polling.

A shop owner places a black ribbon over a photo of the late Pope Francis after the news of his death at age 88, in Bethlehem, West Bank, on Monday, April 21, 2025.

Catholics across the country began reflecting on loss and legacy of Pope Francis. ... Wil Tyrrell, a former Franciscan who met the pontiff face-to-face in New York City in June 2015, ...

Catholics around the world are mourning the death of Pope Francis. Known as 'the people's pope', he worked to make the church a more inclusive place. Professor of Historical Theology at Villanova ...