The Vatican held a rosary prayer at St. Peter’s Square on Monday, April 21, and Tuesday, April 22, following the death of ...

Personal stories emerging this week in the wake of the many tributes to Pope Francis reflect the impact of individual prayers ...

Thousands of people had made an early morning pilgrimage to St. Peter's Square April 23 to witness the transfer and pray for ...

Senior Vatican Cardinal Pietro Parolin led a rosary prayer at the St Mary Major Basilica in Rome on Tuesday evening, ...

The Holy See on Monday evening released the death certificate detailing the cause of death of Pope Francis, who died in his ...

The rosary ended with a long round of applause followed by people chanting “long live Pope Francis”. View on euronews ...

"Thank you for your closeness, and for the consoling prayers I have ... was made into a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2001. Throughout his tenure as pope, Francis accomplished many firsts.

Pope Francis greets the faithful at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro in July 2013. (Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters) ...

He became archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and elevated to cardinal in 2001 by St. John Paul II. He was elected the 266th pope on March 13, 2013, on the fifth ballot.

"Sisters and brothers, I thank you very much for your prayers ... with Pope Francis Pope Francis makes surprise appearance at St. Peter's Square Sunday On This Day: Pope John Paul II dies ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American ... he was eventually rescued from obscurity in 1992 by St. John Paul II, who named him an auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires.