Belleville Bishop and Omaha Archbishop-elect Michael G. McGovern: ...

John C. Kniker, Jr., age 73, of Belleville, IL, born on December 24, 1951, in St. Louis, MO., died on Monday, April 21, 2025, at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, O ...

Funeral: A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at St. Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Church, Belleville, IL, with Msgr. William McGhee officiating.

His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and of his Church,” Cardinal Kevin Farrell said Monday ... Sunday — a day before his death — to bless thousands in St. Peter’s Square, drawing ...

The Jubilee of Teenagers, scheduled for April 25-27, took place with some modifications despite the death of Francis.

In the span of about 12 hours, the St. Peter's Square went from bursting at the seams with nearly 250,000 people crammed in ...

Outside St. Peter’s Basilica, thousands of people lined up for hours, some waiting in the cold twilight of Thursday morning ...

The body of Pope Francis was transferred to St. Peter's Basilica to lie in state for three days so the Catholic faithful and ...

The rite began in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta and ended with the Holy Father’s body before the Altar of Confession in ...

The Vatican had announced that the basilica would be open until midnight, but then indicated it would extend the hours due to ...

The Vatican opened St. Peter’s Basilica to the general public Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, with ...

Mourners stood in line for hours on Thursday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, whose body is lying in state in St.