VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Offering his condolences, Pope Francis praised former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s Christian faith and ...

The pope, who turned 88 Dec. 17, mostly uses a wheelchair and presides over rather than concelebrates most public liturgies.

Deacon Franz Fruehwald, permanent deacon at Queen of Peace Parish in Ardsley and Chief Financial Officer for archdiocesan Catholic Human Services, offers the faithful a reflection for the final ...