Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria ...

As we enter the Easter season—a time of renewal, hope, and the promise of eternal life—Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese ...

Mourners are paying their respects to Pope Francis, whose body was moved from his Vatican residence to St Peter's Basilica ...

Thousands of people have queued through the night to pay their respects to Pope Francis, whose body is being displayed in an ...

Pope Francis prayed alone in a rainy St. Peter’s Square, urging global unity and faith as he blessed the world during the ...

The Vatican has released photos and a video of the late Pope Francis, who passed away following a stroke and heart failure.

Seven seminarians are scheduled to be ordained deacons by Bishop Michael F. Burbidge April 26. They will be assigned to ...

The Catholic faithful took heart when the pontiff, after two brushes with death, emerged from a hospital and resumed some of ...

Pope Francis, 88, died Monday morning at the Vatican. Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrell was seen sealing the door to ...

particularly those who were most devoted to the Most Blessed Sacrament and to the Blessed Virgin Mary; and I also commend to you all poor sinners. Finally, my dear savior, I unite all my ...

One woman dabbed tears with a tissue as she gazed at the altar. Another held a framed portrait of the Blessed Virgin Mary holding her child. The services started with a Rosary prayer that lasted ...