Powerful Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi for Sick Dogs "Oh, great and blessed St. Francis of Assisi! Guardian of all animals, we thank you for the love you shower upon us.

Pope Francis blessing the world with the Eucharist before an empty St. Peter’s Square at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic is considered to be one of the most memorable moments of his pontificate.

A Novendiali, a nine-day period of mourning, remembrance and prayer began with Pope Francis' funeral Mass in Rome on April 26, 2025. Mass will be held each day of mourning.

Nuns pray the rosary in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Mar. 16 for the health of Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14.

Weak and breathless Pope Francis thanks faithful for prayers ‘from the bottom of my heart’ in audio message By Associated Press Published March 6, 2025, 8:10 p.m. ET ...

Pope Francis’ historic Statio Orbis blessing during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic remains relevant for the Church as it did five years ago. Before an empty and rain-covered St. Peter’s ...

Catholics know the Prayer of St. Francis — which begins “make me a channel of your peace” — but Tyrrell in 2015 said he had a prayer for Pope Francis, a prayer he said he offered at least ...

Francis’ feeble voice, discernible through his labored breaths and in his native Spanish, was recorded Thursday and broadcast in St. Peter’s Square.

Pope Francis presides over a rosary prayer for peace on Oct. 6, 2024, in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome.