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Text of Pope Francis’ formula for canonization of Junipero Serra
See the prayer pronounced by Pope Francis Sept. 23 in Washington, D.C., declaring the newest saint of the Catholic Church.
Bishop Fliss, retired bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, dies at 84
A funeral Mass was scheduled for Oct. 1 at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Superior for Bishop Raphael M. Fliss, who headed the Diocese of Superior for nearly 26 years. He died Sept. 21 in Duluth, Minnesota.
Pope canonizes Junipero Serra, says faith is alive only when shared
Celebrating a late afternoon Mass outside in Washington Sept. 23, Pope Francis declared the holiness of St. Junipero, founder of a string of missions in California.
Shouts, waves greet papal motorcade during a brief trip around Ellipse
Popes in popemobiles create, as they always do, a sort of undulating ecstasy in the faithful who have traveled to see them. It was no different for Pope Francis as his heavily guarded Jeep Wrangler made a brief trip around the Ellipse under a sun-dappled sky Sept. 23.
Pope’s words on immigration impress some bishops
Pope Francis had much to say to the U.S. bishops at St. Matthew Cathedral in Washington Sept. 23. Because of that, different bishops could take away different things.
March into the world in image of God, bishop tells families’ congress
Bishop Robert Barron, one of the Catholicism's most acclaimed speakers (besides Pope Francis), reminded the World Meeting of Families' attendees of their prophetic roles rooted in the Bible.
Be shepherds concerned only for God and others, pope tells U.S. bishops
"Woe to us," he said, "if we make of the cross a banner of worldly struggles and fail to realize that the price of lasting victory is allowing ourselves to be wounded and consumed."
Pope, ‘son of immigrant family,’ tells Obama he’s ready to learn in U.S.
In a country the pope said he knows was "largely built" by immigrant families, he made his debut speech to Americans Sept. 23 on the South Lawn of the White House with some 20,000 people in attendance.
At White House, hours in line for brief welcoming ceremony
The 11,000 ticketed guests and a cast of hundreds extra -- military units, musicians and federal employees -- who waited on the White House lawn to greet Pope Francis Sept. 23 were clearly there as fans of the visiting pope.
Church leaders affirm commitment to family as world meeting kicks off
Known as the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia will be "the city of family love" and the "world capital of families" during the four-day World Meeting of Families, said Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family.