Francis signaled a very different tone for the papacy, stressing humility over hubris for a Catholic Church beset by scandal ...

POPE Francis’ final testament has been revealed as the pontiff asked to be buried in a simple tomb underground. The leader of ...

Lord Jesus, you have called Pope Francis to yourself. Thank you for the gift of his papacy. When he was with us, he tirelessly showed the Church your constant mercy toward sinners. Grant him now your ...

Bishop Timothy L. Doherty of the Lafayette Diocese urged for thoughtful remembrance of Pope Francis's life and legacy.

Eternal father, through the divine heart of Jesus, I adore you for all those adore you not; I love you for all those who do not love you. I go in spirit through the whole world to seek for souls ...

The Church of England’s most senior bishop has recalled how meeting the Pope and saying the Lord’s Prayer together “changed ...

Dear Father, by Your wondrous condescension of Loving-Kindness toward us, Your servants, You gave up Your Son. Dear Jesus You paid the debt of Adam for us to the Eternal Father by Your Blood ...

But with the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, the only and most important thing parishioners have is prayer, he said. More than a dozen parishioners gathered inside the church on Monday ...

In the late 1800s, archaeologists uncovered what we know as the world’s oldest hymn in Oxyrhynchus, Egypt, and now, Chris ...

Each bead counts as a prayer and all together, the rosary represents the stories, also referred to as “mysteries,” of Mary and Jesus. Larger beads — representing an Our Father prayer ...

Lord Jesus Christ, only begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are ...

When the disciples ask Jesus to teach them to pray, he responds by giving them what we call the Our Father or the Lord’s Prayer. This prayer has been prayed for more than 2,000 years in hundreds of ...