Cardinals take their seats for the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.) Listen ROME – During his funeral Mass Saturday, ...

Minnesota Catholics mourn Pope Francis and his ‘gospel of mercy’ At an afternoon Cathedral mass led by Archbishop Bernard Hebda, Francis was remembered for his commitment to social justice and ...

A local priest is reflecting on the immigration legacy of Pope Francis, and his personal interactions with the pontiff. In 2015, Pope Francis appointed about 1,000 priests from around the world to be ...

Dean of the College of Cardinals Giovanni Battista Re prays in front of the coffin during the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP ...

We have to find a new balance; otherwise even the moral edifice of the church is likely to fall like a house of cards, losing the freshness and fragrance of the Gospel.” Francis seems to want to move ...

Pope Francis writes during a visit to Christuskirche, a parish of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church, in Rome in this Nov. 15, 2015, file photo. (CNS photo/Massimiliano Migliorato, Catholic Press ...