Last week, he thanked the public for their prayers: “At this time of physical weakness, they help me to feel God's closeness, compassion and tenderness” In the final hours before his death, Pope ...

GONZALES, La. (WAFB) - Among the thousands gathered for Easter Mass in St. Peter’s Square is Gonzales native Darla Rye and her friends, Kim Defour, Terry Gautreau and Kim Gautreau. “We got in line at ...

On Easter Sunday 2025, Pope Francis did not deliver his speech in person, though he briefly greeted the faithful with a brief “Brothers and sisters: Happy Easter!” The pope’s traditional “urbi et orbi ...

ROME — A weakened Pope Francis, still recovering after suffering a bout of double pneumonia, delivered the traditional Urbi et Orbi (To the City and to the World) blessing to tens of thousands of ...

Pope Francis died after a stroke that led to heart failure, Vatican says. Hours before his death, Pope Francis made an appearance before a crowd of thousands at Saint Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism ...

The words from the old Sunday school hymn have been playing in my mind the past few days, for several reasons. The five "King kids" and in turn the "grand kids" have always been the most treasured ...

He also met with inmates at a prison in Rome and appeared for the start of Holy Week by giving a blessing on Palm Sunday “At this time of physical weakness, they help me to feel God's closeness, ...

Last week, he thanked the public for their prayers: “At this time of physical weakness, they help me to feel God's closeness, compassion and tenderness” Before his death, Pope Francis gave the ...