It was the main road into the San Geronimo Valley until Sir Francis Drake Boulevard was built in 1955. Today, San Geronimo Valley Drive is the first left-hand turn when coming down the hill from ...

Angel Roa As Pope Francis was carried from St. Peter’s Square to be buried, a 6-year-old Italian boy from a Peruvian family was being baptized in a small church a few meters away. The boy ...

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LONDON — Pope Francis specified in his last wishes he wanted a "simple" funeral "without particular decoration." This was in keeping with his aim during his papacy to eschew formalities and ...

the pope called a small parish in Gaza City every night to ask how they were doing. ‘He truly became a member of the congregation,’ said a parish priest. Francis often spoke up in defense of ...

Filippo Sorcinelli, who has been working with the Supreme Pontiff's Office for Liturgical Celebrations for twenty years, has dressed Pope Francis since the beginning of his pontificate ...