FILE – Pope Francis touches an icon of the Virgin Mary after he recited the holy rosary at the St. Mary Major Basilica, in Rome, Saturday, May 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, file) ...

Pope Francis had just been elected, and a friend told her she should write an icon of St. Francis, and “we’re going to give it to the Pope.” Imbruglia felt the Holy Spirit urging her to ...

Pope Francis prays in front of the Marian icon "Salus Populi Romani," (health of the Roman people), during a Marian vigil in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in 2016 (CNS photo/Paul Haring).

Even before he became pope, Francis had a particular affection for St. Mary Major, home to a Byzantine-style icon of the Madonna, the Salus Populi Romani. He would pray before the icon before and ...

Pope Francis offered Sunday Mass at the Basilica of St. Mary Major to celebrate the restoration of the beloved Marian icon Salus Populi Romani (Mary, Protectress of the Roman People).. In truth ...

Pope Francis delivers a blessing at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Oct. 2, 2013. Andrew Medichini / Today ...

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. - The first sign of devotion to St. Francis is right there in the driveway, a small statue on a stone wall standing like a sentry in front of the Kennedy home. There's another ...

The body of Pope Francis is placed into St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, where he will lie in state for three days. (AP) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP ...

Pope Francis' funeral is scheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, to be celebrated by the dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re.