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Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025. Many world leaders are expected to attend his funeral in Vatican City, including ...

On the morning of the Resurrection, Mary Magdalene and other women were the first to arrive at the tomb and the first to witness the risen Christ (see John 20:11-18 and Matthew 28:1-10 ).

The last people to say goodbye to Pope Francis before he was buried consisted of a group of poor people, trans people and prisoners, who met his coffin on the steps of St. Mary Major ...

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

ASHEBORO, N.C. — A 16-year-old was killed and several others were injured in a four-vehicle crash on East Dixie Drive in Asheboro on Easter Sunday, according to the Asheboro Police Department.

Msgr. James R. Tracy Friends of Msgr. James R. Tracy are remembering the longtime priest as a man who inspired ...

Pope Francis’ visit was truly a historic event for the 700,000 Catholics in the Buddhist majority country. He was the first ...

At All Saints Shrine, there are first-class relics of Teresa of ávila, Thomas More, John Fisher, Padre Pio and Pope Pius X, ...

Pope Francis, 88, died Monday morning at the Vatican. Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrell was seen sealing the door to ...

Seven seminarians are scheduled to be ordained deacons by Bishop Michael F. Burbidge April 26. They will be assigned to ...

With Holy Week and Easter Sunday behind us, we wonder if, after Lent, we can continue some of our spiritual practices that we found so helpful. Yes!