In 2024, there were roughly 35,000 nuns in the United States, an 80% decrease from 1965, when there were about 175,000.

Pope Leo XIV led the Regina caeli prayer — often spoken during the time between Easter Sunday and Pentecost — in St. Peter's Basilica on Sunday, May 11. The pontiff, who was elected on May 8 after a ...

Francis always encouraged me in our attempt to move forward as an ecumenical community and in welcoming young people from ...

VATICAN— Pope Francis’ pontificate spanned 12 years and numerous major global events — including international gatherings, ...

Here are five of the most memorable prayers the late Holy Father delivered ... a name he chose in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, people were immediately struck by the simple appearance of the ...

From the moment it began, Pope Francis’s funeral Mass was, fittingly, as somber as any other — even if the near-400-year-old venue itself was unrivalled. But before prayers started to echo ...

Nuns waiting for a prayer in honor of Pope Francis at the ... That was fitting, the Vatican added, because St. Francis of Assisi renounced his wealth to live in poverty, and the pope “had ...

At his funeral, Pope Francis was remembered and venerated as a pontiff with "strength and serenity" who modeled his ...

The Archdiocese of Bombay hosted an interfaith prayer service on Friday to honour ... Me a Channel of Your Peace' —a tribute to St Francis of Assisi and a favourite of Pope Francis.

Vatican secretary of state under Pope Francis, signs the "rogito" or scroll describing the late pope's life, ministry and papacy April 25 during a prayer service in St. Peter's Basilica.

The service included several prayers. Most music was sung in plainchant ... His name was chosen in honor of St. Francis of Assisi. Final resting place Working poor were included at Santa Maria ...

The coffin of Pope Francis rests sealed in St. Peter's Basilica Friday, April 25, 2025, prior to the Holy Father's funeral on April 26. Credit: Vatican Media Following the prayer, Archbishop Diego ...