St Francis Xavier. The Jesuit order had not produced a pope before Francis as its priests traditionally take a vow not to accept high clerical office, and because the papacy had historically gone ...

The second is best described by the man himself thus: ‘I was asked to shift the holy relics of Saint Francis Xavier from Old Goa to Portugal. And why did I not shift the body of the Saint?

At All Saints Shrine, there are first-class relics of Teresa of ávila, Thomas More, John Fisher, Padre Pio and Pope Pius X, ...

Pope Francis smiles after celebrating Easter mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.(AP) Upon his ascension to the papacy, the late pontiff chose the name Francis in honour of St. Francis of ...

A picture of Pope Francis sits at the front of Bellarmine Chapel at Xavier University, marking a space where people can gather to pray and reflect on his legacy. "It's going to be a moment of ...

The canonization for an Italian teenager who was set to become the first millennial saint has been postponed for at least one week after the death of Pope Francis. The 88-year-old pontiff died ...

some thought his idea was to associate with Saint Francis Xavier, one of the founders of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), to which Pope Francis belonged. However, the Pope clarified that his main ...

School leaders remember Pope Francis' historic legacy and deep ties ... to our parishes and communities here in Cincinnati. St. Xavier High school, Xavier University, there's a lot of Jesuit ...

He became archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and elevated to cardinal in 2001 by St. John Paul II. He was elected the 266th pope on March 13, 2013, on the fifth ballot. FILE – Pope Francis ...

VATICAN CITY — The canonization of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, has been postponed due to the death Monday of Pope Francis, the Vatican announced. Acutis was to be canonized next Su ...

IT’S ALMOST LIKE THIS GREAT, GREAT BLESSING AND A FURTHER AFFIRMATION THAT HEAVEN IS GIVING TO FRANCIS ENTERING HEAVEN. ONE MAN WE SPOKE WITH, LUKE PADILLA, WHO NAMED HIS SON AFTER SAINT FRANCIS ...

TROY. GUESTS ARE STILL MAKING THEIR WAY IN OVER HERE AT SAINT PETER’S CATHEDRAL, WHERE THEY ARE WAITING TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS AND MASS TRIBUTE TO POPE FRANCIS, WHO DIED THIS MORNING. STATE LEADERS ...