Faithful gather to follow the burial ceremony of Pope Francis at St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome,. The Holy Communion is being distributed among the cardinals at the funeral of Pope Francis. Attendees ...

The abbot of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome was invited by cardinals to offer spiritual meditation ahead of conclave ...

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church ... April 26, 2025. The Holy Communion is being distributed among the cardinals at the funeral of Pope Francis. Attendees receive ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the ...

For in the holy Eucharist, the Catechism of the Catholic ... on the first Sunday of Advent, let us take this opportunity to reflect on the manner in which we receive our Lord in holy Communion.

With a conclave to elect a new pope scheduled to begin next week, several names have popped up as potential replacements for ...

Francis, who took his name after Saint Francis of Assisi, was known for his outreach to the poor and those in poverty and that will be reflected in his minimalist burial at Saint Mary Major. He is the ...

He reminded them that Francis made the first of his 47 apostolic trips outside ... the most performative one in the Catholic ...