I trust that he felt the comforting prayers of the world as he joined the crowd in St. Peter’s Square yesterday for the Church’s celebration of Jesus’ victory over sin and death. The Holy ...

The sick person answers "Amen." All who wish to do so receive Communion in the usual way. After a time of silence, the minister says the following or another prayer: Viaticum is the sacrament of ...

As death approaches, the Church stays close to the one who is dying, to give comfort and support ... may wish to join the family in a vigil of prayer. After the person's death, the family is ...

"I trust that he felt the comforting prayers of the world as he joined the crowd in St. Peter’s Square yesterday for the Church’s celebration of Jesus’ victory over sin and death. The Holy ...

Pope Francis’ final days weren’t wasted. They were a homily without words — on how to die with Jesus, love like Jesus, and ...

Even as he was dying, Pope Francis kept to a routine that had become a near-daily ritual for him over the past 18 months: calling the only Catholic church in Gaza.

His heartfelt gestures, such as washing the feet of prisoners and visiting the sick, exemplified his belief in the dignity of every person. Pope Francis challenged us to look beyond our comfort ...

“Let us ask him, in his mercy and kindness, to grant to the late pope an eternal home in the kingdom of heaven, and to comfort with ... tears under the rotunda as prayers echoed, while others ...

He did so throughout the war between Hamas and Israel, even when he was sick or hospitalized.

“His heartfelt gestures, such as washing the feet of prisoners and visiting the sick, exemplified his belief in the dignity of every person. Pope Francis challenged us to look beyond our comfort ...

"Like his patron, St. Francis of Assisi, we witnessed his special concern for the poor, the outcast, and the sick ... in prayer, cherishing his legacy and asking for God’s comfort during ...