The statue of San Francisco in Magdalena as it appeared until last year, when it was moved to a new chapel. Notice the red flower placed in the statue's hand as an offering. The standing statue to ...

He led the Catholic Church as pontiff for 12 years. Pope Francis' funeral is Saturday, April 26, 2025, after three days of lying in state at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.

The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled to mark the end of the funeral Mass in Vatican City, where mourners joined in a final send-off for a pontiff celebrated as a champion of the poor.

San Francisco church remembers Pope Francis' message of inclusion The sounds of music fill the colorful Cathedral in the Castro, the Most Holy Redeemer Church. Grace Renaud leads the way.

Pope Francis was the first Jesuit to lead the church in its nearly 2,000-year history. The Society of Jesus, known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1540 by St. Ignatius of Loyola.

Throughout his papacy, Francis was an outspoken advocate for the downtrodden. Shortly after he was elected in 2013 he said, “How I would like a church that is poor and for the poor.” ...

When Jorge Mario Bergoglio became pope in 2013, he chose a name no pontiff had ever taken: Francis. It was inspired by St Francis of Assisi - the saint of the poor, the humble and the earth.

"It's a really sad day, but, you know, my heart is full of optimism for what the church can be." In San Francisco, a city named after St. Francis of Assisi, the pope's legacy carries special meaning.

In 2022, San Francisco’s conservative Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone banned Pelosi from receiving Communion at Mass at any parish church in the city because of her pro-choice stand on abortion.

Pope Francis led the Catholic Church for 12 years. His last message, hours before his passing, was about peace on Easter Sunday. Local faith leaders are urging the church to carry that message ...

Francis, then known as Cardinal Bergoglio, was elected on March 13, 2013, after Pope Benedict XVI resigned on Feb. 28, 2013, becoming the first pope in 600 years to leave office. Benedict, then 85 ...

Pope Francis, the charismatic and conciliatory Argentinian who moved to liberalize the Roman Catholic Church, dramatically reorienting the papacy’s posture toward homosexuality and modestly ...