Under the bright Roman sun and amid crowds extending down the Via della Conciliazione, the funeral Mass unfolded within the ...

Though the phrase ars celebrandi is not commonly known outside theological circles, its meaning touches every Catholic ... the altar and the margins of society. During the Mass, the deacon ...

Local Catholics held a Mass for Pope Francis on Wednesday, joining much of the world in remembering a religious leader who ...

VATICAN CITY — As many as 200,000 people are expected to attend Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square as he is being ...

Mary Woodward, the chancellor with the Catholic Diocese of Jackson, believes the sunny weather in St. Peter Square during ...

For weeks before each Sunday Mass, he explained to parishioners ... (Photo: Courtesy of St. Raymond of Penafort Catholic Church) Sharing how altar rails bring back sanctity and reverence when ...

World dignitaries and Catholic faithful have attended Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square. Despite the presence of ...

The altar for the special requiem mass also held a special connection ... and continue to guide us through our faith.” Several non-Catholic Christians were also present at the mass, while ...

More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said ...