Many Catholics recall similar vigils held in St. Peter’s Square when Pope John Paul II was hospitalized in the final days of his papacy in 2005. Today, as Pope Francis battles health concerns ...

Amid Pope Francis's hospitalisation in Rome, a global outpouring of prayer has converged on St. Peter's Square and the Gemelli clinic where he is receiving care. Thousands of faithful have ...

Pope Francis presided over a solemn Rosary prayer in Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major on Sunday evening, invoking the intercession of the Virgin Mary for peace in the world amid an escalating ...

VATICAN CITY — As Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome, thousands of faithful from around the world have been gathering by St. Peter’s and by the hospital to pray the rosary for him.

In a prerecorded message, Pope Francis thanked those gathered for the rosary prayer service in St. Peter’s Square on Thursday night. “I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers ...

Hundreds gathered in Saint Peter’s Square to pray the rosary for Pope Francis. The 88-year-old has remained hospitalized for nearly two weeks with double pneumonia.

A couple stands in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) This was the first time a special saying of the rosary was recited for the pope, Vatican ...

Pope Francis led thousands of people in a moment of silence Wednesday to pray for the aid workers killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza and a young Ukrainian soldier named Oleksandre who was killed ...

Rome Newsroom, Aug 5, 2023 / 05:45 am. Pope Francis visited Fátima, Portugal, on Saturday morning, where he prayed the rosary with young people with disabilities.

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT)– St. Peter Catholic Church in Greenville opened their doors on Monday, Apr. 21, for anyone wanting to pray after the news of Pope Francis’ death early Monday mor… ...