Pope Francis holds prayer for migrants and refugees, with the 'Angels Unawares' monument, dedicated to the world's migrants and refugees, behind him in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, October ...

March 2020: Statio orbis prayer to end COVID-19 pandemic. Pope Francis blessing the world with the Eucharist before an empty St. Peter’s Square at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic is ...

P ope Francis’ funeral will be held on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. local Rome time (4:00 a.m. ET) and more than 200,000 people are expected to attend the deceased Vicar of Christ’s services.

A Novendiali, a nine-day period of mourning, remembrance and prayer began with Pope Francis' funeral Mass in Rome on April 26, 2025. Mass will be held each day of mourning.

Pope Francis’ historic Statio Orbis blessing during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic remains relevant for the Church as it did five years ago. Before an empty and rain-covered St. Peter’s ...

Francis regularly approves decrees from the Vatican's saint-making office when he is at the Vatican, albeit during audiences with the head of the office, not Parolin.

Catholics know the Prayer of St. Francis — which begins “make me a channel of your peace” — but Tyrrell in 2015 said he had a prayer for Pope Francis, a prayer he said he offered at least ...

Parishioners gathered at the Cathedral of St. Agnes in Rockville Centre on Sunday to pray for Pope Francis, who is in critical condition at a hospital in Rome. Francis, 88, has been undergoing ...