Karl D. Bar-Lev, a retired U.S. Navy veteran who served for 17 years, also entered the Church at the Easter Vigil. Raised in ...

When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was anointed as the Pope, he chose to rename himself as Francis after St. Francis of Assisi, the medieval saint who founded the Franciscans, one of the largest ...

Antonysamy, the priests offered the condolence prayers and the Holy Mass at St. Xavier’s Cathedral, Palayamkottai at 6 p.m. on Monday in memory of the Pope. Since Pope Francis belonged to the ...

Pope Francis smiles after celebrating Easter mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.(AP) Upon his ascension to the papacy, the late pontiff chose the name Francis in honour of St. Francis of ...

"Pope Francis was really an inspiration for environmentalists," said Xavier University's sustainability coordinator Tim Sundrup. Pope Francis took his name from Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron ...

School leaders remember Pope Francis' historic legacy and deep ties ... to our parishes and communities here in Cincinnati. St. Xavier High school, Xavier University, there's a lot of Jesuit ...

Pope Francis’ coffin was carried Wednesday morning in solemn procession to St. Peter’s Basilica, where the late pontiff will lie in state for three days for mourners to pay their final ...

Pope Francis was brought in solemn procession to St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday morning, where the late pontiff will lie in state for three days for mourners to pay their final respects and ...

He became archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and elevated to cardinal in 2001 by St. John Paul II. He was elected the 266th pope on March 13, 2013, on the fifth ballot. FILE – Pope Francis ...

At the Franciscan Villa the Sisters of St. Francis mourn the life of Pope Francis who they say was a saintly man who looked out for the less fortunate—going as far as saying that they loved him.