The Vatican has released pictures of Pope Francis in his open casket ahead of his funeral this weekend. The casket has been laid out in state inside the late pontiff’s private chapel and will be taken ...

Hope often gets conflated with optimism or wishing. When you hope, you have both high expectations for the future and a realistic view of the obstacles.

The Pope requested a "simple" tomb bearing only the inscription "Franciscus", according to his final testament.

Joining host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., on this episode of “Preach” ahead of the Second Sunday of Easter, Casey Stanton argues ...

Francis did not preside over the Vatican’s Easter Mass as he was limiting his workload since his hospitalization, but made an appearance at the end to deliver the twice-yearly blessing and message ...

Easter Monday—at 88 from a cerebral stroke. The Vatican confirmed his death, which followed recent hospitalizations due to a ...

Before his passing, Pope Francis made what would be his last public appearance to bless thousands in St. Peter's Square. This ...

There are hopes that can be found in every human heart, in every time and place. Easter is God’s answer to everything that we ...

Bishop Joseph Toal, who was named by Pope Francis as the fifth Bishop of Motherwell in 2014, is currently in Lourdes with a ...