so through thy prayers and patronage in heaven we may obtain the benefits of the same, and sing the praise of God forever in the land of the living.

Catholics in Asia, including China, have rallied to pray for the pope. Catholic news site xinde.org in mainland China urged ...

“We just wanted to be able to have a Catholic response ... “I think that the prayer is the only thing keeping us together. I think it’s beautiful. God is all we have to rely on,” Bulgarini ...

Catholic leaders in the Philippines have called on the faithful to pray for the health of Pope Francis as he continues his ...

“The Catholic Church is open to accepting the date that everyone wants: a date of unity,” he said Jan. 25 during an ecumenical evening prayer service ... it seems that all hope has vanished.” ...