"The Holy Father was a man of humility and simplicity, and he called us bishops to do the same thing. He called us to have the smell of the sheep, that we had to be around the people," Perez said.

Pope Francis last appeared in public on Sunday with an Easter blessing and popemobile tour through a cheering crowd in St.

Parishioners at the Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola in Palm Beach Gardens spent Monday morning in prayer, honoring the life ...

Pope Francis has died at age 88. The Vatican said Francis suffered a stroke which led to a coma and his heart to fail, as he ...

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia held Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter and Paul following the death of Pope ...

A wave of sorrow and reverence was felt across Philadelphia on Monday as the community remembered Pope Francis, a holy man ...

For six days in September, 2015, Pope Francis made a historic visit to the United States, visiting some of the country's ...

Many of the attendees at Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul had fond memories of Francis’ visit to the city in 2015.

From papal bobbleheads and cheese sculptures to pterodactyl maps, Philly was lit for Pope Francis' 2015 visit.

People pray near a picture of Pope Francis inside the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Monday, April 21, 2025, in ...

A woman prays inside the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Monday, April 21, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/) ...

Pope Francis preached tolerance for others, sometimes to the point of breaking with church orthodoxy and surprising his own ...