There, he ditched his prepared speech and a prayer for peace. The prayer had been expected to be a highlight of Francis’ visit ... assassination attempt against St. John Paul II in St. Peter ...

Personal stories emerging this week in the wake of the many tributes to Pope Francis reflect ... His special emphasis on prayer is evident from his first address at St. Peter's Basilica to his ...

With escalating wars/conflicts in our midst today, let us all pray together these prayers for peace to God and Mama Mary. “Lord God of peace, hear our prayer! We have tried so many times and ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis asked Mary to look mercifully ... our world apart,” the pope said during a prayer service for peace in St. Peter’s Basilica Oct. 27.

Francis, who convoked the day of prayer and fasting for peace by Christians around the world after the Gaza war erupted this month, led thousands of people in St. Peter's Basilica and many others ...

Parishioners gathered at the Cathedral of St ... prayers for him, for his health, for his well-being, especially for his comfort, too." Father Michael Duffy, speaks about Pope Francis, outside ...

But even Vatican officials had been clamouring to hear his voice, saying the pope's calls for peace are particularly ... during a rosary prayer for Pope Francis' health in St. Peter's Square ...

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 ...

NEW YORK -- A plea from Pope Francis was carried ... mirror a larger observance at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City with fasting, penance and prayer for peace in the Middle East.