Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 after a 12-year papacy. The death of the pontiff set off mourning across ...

Of the many devotions Pope Francis promoted during his pontificate, perhaps none is better known than his devotion to Our ...

Dvořák’s 'Stabat Mater' is one of the most profoundly moving works in the vocal repertoire — filled with sweeping emotion, ...

Throughout the nearly 12 years that followed their initial encounter, Schmalz said he has sought to serve as an “artistic soldier” for the pontiff, who died April 21. He artistically spotlighted ...

Even in the last years of his life, despite significant health problems, Pope Francis was seen in a wheelchair praying in ...

It was in Rome, towards the end of the eighteenth century, one fine evening in May. A child of the poor gathered his companions around him and led them to a statue of Mary, before which a lamp was ...

ROME — Pope Francis will be the first pontiff in more than a century to be buried outside the Vatican Grottoes. After his ...

With captivating histories and artistic splendours, some of these incredible places of worship have also become key tourist ...

More than 200,000 people are expected to attend Pope Francis's funeral in St Peter's Square. He will then be buried in Rome's ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

Pope Francis created a will expressing his desire that just one word be inscribed on the stone marking his burial ...

A new room dedicated to highlighting the history of First Presbyterian Church in Albert Lea is now in place in the former narthex of the church after a year of hard work from two of the church's ...