The Vatican opened St. Peter’s Basilica to the general public Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, with thousands of people filling the central aisle and Swiss Guards standing at ...

Throngs of Catholics made their way slowly to the 16th century basilica's main altar, where Francis' open wooden casket was ...

Senior Vatican Cardinal Pietro Parolin led a rosary prayer at the St Mary Major Basilica in Rome on Tuesday evening, ...

The Archdiocese of Detroit's 213 parishes will offer many traditions for Catholics to honor the pontiff and his life, said an ...

FILE - A Western Democratic Movement activist holds a poster with a message that reads in Spanish; "Free the priests," and images of clergy imprisoned by the government of Daniel Ortega, including ...

ASSISI, Italy (AP) — Pilgrims have been pouring into this medieval hilltop town to venerate not only two of the Catholic ... church to “say hi” to Jesus and Mary. Later, he started attending Mass, ...

Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Seneca, Kansas ... Peter and Paul in Seneca, and all who mourn his passing." A rosary and Mass were celebrated the evening of April 3 at Sts.

Young adults at Immaculate Conception Church have begun praying the daily rosary as a small church community during ... disciplining with love,” she said. “They were Catholic and introduced me to the ...