They experienced his goodness and tenderness in a special daily closeness, and they bore witness to it in an admirable ...

As I sat among the more than 200,000 people who came to Rome to grieve the loss and celebrate the life of Pope Francis, one word kept running through my mind − mercy. I thought of the pope’s ...

World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the “most peripheral of the peripheries” and reflected his ...

A group of nearly 200 prominent New York-area Catholics traveling in Rome this week were hoping to meet Pope Francis — never guessing they would be on hand to pay their final respects instead.

Pope Francis traveled around the world during his 12-year papacy, stopping in 68 countries with 47 Apostolic Visits but never returned to his native Argentina. Francis, the former archbishop of ...

With the passing of Pope Francis, the world is reflecting on a pontificate marked by bold outreaches, including to the Islamic world, which was rooted in fraternity, humility, and a deep ...

Pope Francis meets with U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Easter Sunday at the Vatican, April 20, 2025. Vatican Media via Reuters Vice President JD Vance met Pope Francis on Sunday before the ...

Many of the Catholics he counseled were much younger, but he made a habit of trying to meet them where they were. By Claire Fahy Sara Ruberg and Sopan Deb Pope Francis was 76 years old when he ...

U.S. President Donald Trump met for about 15 minutes with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy inside St. Peter's Basilica before Pope Francis' funeral ... if he would meet his predecessor ...

Dundee United and Celtic fans will observe a minute’s silence at Tannadice on Saturday in memory of Pope Francis ... audience with the Pope in 2023, Brendan Rodgers joked that the Pontiff's ...

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers and several players had met Pope Francis in 2023 while in Rome for a match against Lazio. They gifted him a Celtic shirt with “Francis” on the back , a gesture ...