Holy Saturday falls between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, marking the solemn time when Jesus was in the tomb after his ...

The occasion provides a special opportunity for a gathering of the members of the community to mark the joyful event and to thank God, from whom all blessings come, for the gift of a new home.

In remembrance of Pope Francis’ message urging the faithful to protect the environment and to celebrate Earth Day, here are ...

Francis performed the blessing from the same loggia where he ... “We have realized that we are on the same boat, all of us fragile and disoriented,” Francis told an empty St. Peter’s Square ...

Francis performed the blessing from the same loggia where he ... “We have realized that we are on the same boat, all of us fragile and disoriented,” Francis told an empty St. Peter’s Square ...

Francis performed the blessing from the same loggia where he ... “We have realized that we are on the same boat, all of us fragile and disoriented,” Francis told an empty St. Peter’s Square ...

But not all Catholic leaders in the Global South followed his lead on doctrine. For example, African bishops publicly criticized Pope Francis’ December 2023 ruling that allowed blessings of ...

“With immense gratitude for his example as a true disciple of the Lord Jesus,” Farrell added, “we commend the soul of Pope Francis to the infinite, merciful love of God.” The pontiff had a ...

Francis performed the blessing from the same loggia where he ... “We have realized that we are on the same boat, all of us fragile and disoriented,” Francis told an empty St. Peter’s Square ...

For example, he turned a Vatican plaza into a refuge for the homeless, whom he called "nobles of the ... In his next encyclical, "Laudato Si’," or "Praise Be to You," Francis addressed the ...