Panaji: Out of six Indian cardinals, four who are under the age of 80 years will be eligible to vote for a new Pope at the ...

The Holy Family Sisters marked a significant moment with the initiation of public devotion to their beloved founder, Fr ...

McElroy during the Easter Vigil on April 19, 2025 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. Eight people were baptize ...

Father Craig Hightower at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Missoula says the passing of Pope Francis is especially impactful because he was the first Jesuit pope. "I think there's a lot of ...

Pope Francis ... the Roman Catholic Church and drew widespread admiration from outsiders almost from the moment of his surprise election to the throne of St. Peter in 2013, has died.

Many hoped to get close to the pontiff, but for some, being in the same area as the leader of the Catholic Church was a big ... after his death in 1226. St. Francis Xavier is another important ...

Dyersville is home to the stunning Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, which was the first Catholic church built in the northeast Iowa town. Des Moines is also home to a basilica. The Basilica of ...

A portrait of Pope Francis is seen displayed at the altar of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Kuta on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on April 22, 2025, a day after his death.(AFP ...

When the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica began tolling, tourists stopped in their tracks to record the moment on their phones. Johann Xavier ... mercy, Francis changed the church’s ...

"In a matter of months, Francis has elevated the healing mission of the church ... St Francis of Assisi, who he described as "a man of poverty and of peace". It was also a nod to St Francis Xavier ...