Each language has its own way of greeting to begin a conversation. So no surprise, therefore, that, when we begin Mass, there is a greeting. After all, the Mass is a conversation. God speaks to us ...

When the priest greets the people at the beginning of Mass with these words ... up the very essence of the Christian life. In this greeting, Paul does not follow the order in which we normally ...

He also toured through St. Peter's Square in his modified Mercedes-Benz G-Class known as the popemobile, greeting the crowds ...

One of Pope Francis’ final encounters before his death was with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who visited the Vatican over the weekend.

ROME – In a series of unusual events, Pope Francis and United States Vice President JD Vance had a private greeting at the Vatican Easter morning while Mass was being celebrated by a papal aide ...

A convalescing Pope Francis has greeted the crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a “Happy Palm Sunday, Happy Holy Week." ...

The 6 p.m. Mass will be at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jacksonville, 11757 Old St. Augustine Road. The public is welcome. Francis, 88, died early Monday, hours after greeting thousands in St ...

Pope Francis arrives at the end of the mass on Palm Sunday in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ...