The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola committed to spirituality and ...

From his new name to the title he uses to introduce himself, a pope’s first appearance involves symbolic choices that signal ...

Tens of thousands of people poured into St. Peter's Square starting at dawn Saturday to honor Pope Francis with a farewell ceremony reflecting his priorities as pope and wishes as pastor: Presidents ...

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Likewise Jesus, being the King in the house of David (Luke 1:32-33), appoints St. Peter as His first prime minister ... then having founded and built the Church (in Rome), committed into the ...

The pope, the Bishop of Rome, is considered a successor to Saint Peter and ... in the church's nearly 2000-year history, was interred over the weekend in the Basilica of St. Mary Major after ...

As the College of Cardinals prepares to gather in the conclave, the global Church ... St. Peter’s Basilica and the central balcony known as the Loggia of the Blessings — where we’ll first ...

According to Vatican estimates, some 250,000 people flocked to the funeral Mass at the Vatican and 150,000 more lined the ...

Vatican holds second memorial ceremony for Pope Francis Estimated crowd of 200,000, mostly youth, flock to St. Peter's Thousands ... for the global Catholic Church. But instead of world leaders ...

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