Cathleen Falsani, who covered two previous papal elections, sent a Hail Mary text from Ireland when she heard Chicago's own ...

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Those remembered this year also include authors, influencers and other leaders who shaped religion around the world.

Pope Francis died in April, on Easter Monday, after addressing Catholics from St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday. He was the Church’s first pontiff from Latin America, and The World’s Matthew Bell ...

Over 60 million people died in 2025. Among them was Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV greeted the soggy faithful in St. Peter’s Square in both English and Italian and apologized that there wasn’t ...

For many years, Ford CEO Jim Farley has given his time and his money to help end homelessness through the Pope Francis Center. Now he wants some help.

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Leo XIV’s Christmas address was his first since being elected pontiff and was scrutinized for comparisons with those of his ...

I love Cardinal Dolan. He’s the wonderful shepherd of this huge flock in the metropolitan New York area,” one mass-goer said.

Pope Leo XIV’s first Christmas Eve mass held inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican will begin airing on Dec. 24 at 11:30 ...