For example, the warm tones during the Christmas scene created a cozy, festive feeling, while brighter, more vibrant lighting reflected the busy energy of New York City. St. Francis Xavier High School ...

During his papacy, Pope Francis had a whirlwind Unites States tour. As Pope Francis made stops in Washington, D.C., New York and Philadelphia ... death in 1226. St. Francis Xavier is another ...

Pope Francis, who died at 88 last month, was the first pontiff to be publicly inclusive of the LGBTQ Catholic community.

Close to home, parishioners attended mass to celebrate their new pontiff, Robert Prevost, who chose the name Pope Leo XIV.

More than 100,000 mourners filed into St. Peter's Basilica on Friday to pay their respects to Pope Francis, viewing his open ...

after the medieval friar St. Francis of Assisi, who vowed to live in poverty. Officials from New York and across the Tri-State area are joining world leaders in paying tribute to Pope Francis ...

VATICAN CITY -- Heads of state and royalty will start converging on Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican's St. Peter's ... Cardinal Franois-Xavier Bustillo, who hosted ...

Dyersville is home to the stunning Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, which was the first Catholic church built in the northeast Iowa town. Des Moines is also home to a basilica. The Basilica of ...

Pope Francis, the 266th leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died. He was 88 years old. St. Patrick's Cathedral held Mass ... of Pope Francis Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, ...

Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times Some mourners had ... That was fitting, the Vatican added, because St. Francis of Assisi renounced his wealth to live in poverty, and the pope “had chosen ...