Pope Francis made a brief appearance on Easter Sunday to bless the thousands of people in St. Peter's Square as he continues his recovery from a near-fatal bout of double pneumonia. "Brothers and ...

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Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, presided over the Easter vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica April 19 in place of Pope Francis, who is recovering from pneumonia. The ...

Within days of being elected Pope and taking the name Francis – a nod to the Italian Saint who loved animals and embraced poverty – Jesuit Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the Cardinal Archbishop of Buenos ...

Pope Leo XIV was elected during the Easter season, and he began his first Urbi et Orbi address from the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica with an Easter greeting. “Peace be with you all!” the ...