The Vatican opened St. Peter’s Basilica to the general public Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, with ...

Since the moment of his election in 2013, Pope Francis captivated the world not only with his simple style and familiar ...

R. Bless and purify your Church. After the prayer of blessing, the celebrant sprinkles those present with holy water, as a suitable song is sung; as circumstances suggest, he may first say the ...

Thousands flooded through the walls of Vatican City as a procession of cardinals and pallbearers took the body of the late ...

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich led a memorial mass on Wednesday to mourn the death of Pope Francis, in a solemn gathering at Holy Name Cathedral. Hundreds of Catholics, along with interfaith and ...

Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi arrives for a college of cardinals’ meeting at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP ...

In Pauline theology, πνεￍμα or “spirit” is the spiritual part of the human person open to and directly influenced by the Holy Spirit. This response “And with your spirit” places ...