Pope Francis hears a man's confession during a Lenten penance service March 8, 2024, at the parish of St. Pius ...

St. Francesco (Francis) Antonio Fasani was born as Giovanneillo ... stirring his listeners and moving them to do penance." Francesco showed himself a loyal friend of the poor, never hesitating ...

During Lent, Catholics are supposed to increase their prayer, penance and almsgiving ... s saintly precedent too for this position. While St. Francis de Sales, the Church, and anyone exercising ...

On the night of March 12-13, 2013, just hours before Cardinal Jorge Bergolio would be elected pope, young adults were ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis opened the "Holy Door" of St. Peter's Basilica on Christmas ... the Jubilee is intended as a period of reflection and penance and is marked by a long list of cultural ...

Pope Francis on Tuesday opened the Holy Door of St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican ... attain indulgence for their sins through prayer and penance. This also includes pilgrimage to Rome and ...

Now thousands of pilgrims were flocking from all over the world for the occasion — a year of penance and forgiveness ... as they gathered for a rosary for Francis in St. Peter’s square.

worshippers in North Beach also lifted up special prayers for Pope Francis, as he remains hospitalized for respiratory complications. At St. Peter and St. Paul Catholic Church, Father Lam ...

St Francis (c. 1181–1226), the poverello, is one of the most universally loved figures of the past millennium. He chose a life of radical poverty, putting a promising career aside to side with ...

She was a member of the order of Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity for 24 years and a retiree of Alameda County Government. Lois was a frequent presence in the Piedmont ...