Vatican News – At 9:30 a.m. Vatican time, on the parvis of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Holy Father Francis presided over the funeral Holy Mass for the late Supreme Pontiff Emeritus Benedict XVI. The Eucharistic celebration was followed by the Ultima Commendatio and the Valedictio. The coffin of the Supreme Pontiff Emeritus was taken to […]
At the beginning of his catechesis at the Wednesday General Audience, Pope Francis paid tribute to his predecessor, the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, whose funeral will be held on Thursday. Thousands of pilgrims gathered in the Paul VI Audience Hall in the Vatican to hear the pope and pay their respects to the pope […]
WASHINGTON (CNS) — A swirling image and the sounds of a whirlpool let exhibit visitors know that through the magic of technology, they will soon be transported to a different time and place. Then, they can gaze at the ceiling or peer into the depths of the famed Parisian Notre Dame Cathedral. Or with a […]
