In fact, the Wikimedia Foundation announced Dec. 2 that "Deaths in 2025" -- an entry that includes Pope Francis -- was their ...

Entrusting the souls of Pope Francis and the deceased prelates to God, Leo prayed for their intercession and 'spiritual encouragement' for Christians 'who are still pilgrims on earth.' Pope Leo XIV ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrates a memorial Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica Nov. 3, 2025, for Pope Francis and all the cardinals and bishops who have died in the past year. Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media The ...

Traveling through the Mideast, Leo XIV channeled many of his predecessor’s messages. Leo’s deliberate manner differed from ...

The 2025 girls’ soccer season will begin this week, as teams from across Western Massachusetts clean the dust off their cleats and gloves as they prepare to compete against each other on the pitch.

The pope celebrated Mass with some 5,000 people, many foreign-born Catholics, in an intimate Istanbul arena on Nov. 29, his last full day in Turkey.

No. 4 Pope Francis girls soccer saw its longest postseason run in program history cut short by No. 1 Medfield, 5-1 in the ...