Seven Catholic cardinals and 123 Catholic bishops died within the last 12 months. Six U.S. bishops were among the deceased ...

The deceased cardinals and bishops "loved the church -- each in his own way, but they all loved the church," the pope said.

Pope Francis prayed at the graves of children and of miscarried babies on the feast of All Souls before concelebrating Mass ...

The landmark autobiography was originally meant to be published after Pope Francis’ death, but inspired by the upcoming year ...

For the 12th consecutive year, Pope Francis visited a Roman cemetery November 2. This year, he prayed for parents facing ...

Pope Francis paid his respects on Saturday to the “Garden of Angels,” an area in Rome’s third largest cemetery which houses ...

Cardinal Renato Martino, the former Vatican observer at the United Nations and former president of the pontifical councils ...

I am close to the population of the Philippines, struck by a powerful cyclone. May the Lord support that people, so full of ...

The encyclical, issued on Oct. 24, examines the transformative power of Jesus’ heart as a font of healing for a divided world ...

Ten years ago this month, Pope Francis denounced life-without-parole sentences as a hidden death penalty, calling on ...

By Christopher Wells Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Monday morning for the seven Cardinals and more than 120 Bishops who ...