In his homily, Pope Francis said the day’s commemoration of the faithful departed made him think of memory and hope. Pope Francis presided over Mass at the Rome War Cemetery for the Commemoration of ...

For All Souls’ Day on Nov. 2, Francis will continue his custom of holding a Mass in a local cemetery to pray for the dead, especially the holy souls in purgatory. Pope Francis says Mass for All Souls' ...

The feast might be called All Sinners Day, for it is a day to recall that though we are called to sanctity and eternal life, we are not the saints we might be, the saints we hope to become. The feast ...