The new Holy Father’s first words to the public in his new role were, “Peace be with all of you!” — a blessing he imparted to crowds of the faithful from the Central Loggia of St. Peter ...

A church that is in mourning right now even though we're in the Easter season. Still, we lost our Holy Father. We are without a pope right now," he said. It's a tough turn. Following a day of joy ...

The word 'pope' comes from the Greek word 'pappas', which means father or patriarch. This is why the pontiff is referred to as the Holy Father. Jesus Christ is said to have entrusted the mission ...

WXII 12 KELLY KENDALL MET HIM AT HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH IN KERNERSVILLE. THAT’S WHERE WE FIND HER NOW. SUCH AN INTERESTING CONNECTION, KELLY. WHY WAS HE IN ROME AT THE TIME? YEAH.

“He was a pastor and from his earliest time as a priest and later as bishop in Argentina, and then as the Holy Father he shepherded with a pastor’s heart. He reminded us constantly of how we ...

From his very first ‘urbi et orbi’ to his last, the Holy Father called us all to remember the human person, especially in these moving moments. Pope Francis embraces Dominic Gondreau prior to ...

“He told us he was praying for us, blessed us, and thanked us for our prayers on his behalf,” said Father Gabriel Romanelli, the pastor of Holy Family Parish in Gaza, summing up Pope Francis ...

In an immediate reaction, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Thursday afternoon shared a photo of the newly elected Holy Father on X. “Our Holy Father, Leo XIV,” the bishops said in ...

“As a native of Chicago, I am moved by the fact our new Holy Father has Chicago roots,” Archbishop Michael McGovern said in an emailed statement. “His pastoral work in Peru and his ...

UPDATE: Bishop Douglas Deshotel has released the following statement as we mourn the passing of our Holy Father, Pope Francis, who died on Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence ...

it is our first duty to pray for the soul of the man who so became a holy father for us all.” Bishop Mark Davies during a service at Shrewsbury Cathedral on Easter Monday after the death of Pope ...