St. Pius X, who reigned as Pope from his election in 1903 until his death in 1914, is the first of these great Vicars of Christ, having been canonized in 1954 by Pope Pius XII.

St. Pius V. The next pope among those few, those happy few, personal favorites would be St. Pius V. Elected pope in January 1566, he led by his ascetic example, ...

The Pope’s visit to St. Pius V Parish, which sits about two miles from the Vatican, opened the 11th edition of the Lenten initiative “24 Hours for the Lord.” ...

A Mass of mourning at the St. Pius church as congregation members gathered, reflecting and remembering the life and legacy of Pope Francis. Philip Sakimoto, a professor of physics and astronomy at ...

Francis will become the sixth pontiff to be interred in the basilica, joining Pius V, Sixtus V, Paul V, Clement IX and Clement XIII, all of whom reigned between the late 16th and late 18th centuries.

Following Monday’s mass at St. Pius X Catholic Church, the congregation paused outside for reflection as the church bells rang 88 times, each chime representing a year that Pope Francis has lived.

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, has died. He was the Catholic church’s 266th pope, known for his compassion for the marginalized. The Vatican says Pope Francis died of a cerebral ...

For centuries after Pope St. Pius V, who died in 1572 and whose feast day was April 30, Catholics may well have thought that he was the last of a dwindling tribe, the canonized pope.

Pope Pius X (1903-1914) Born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto , he is known for his strong stand against modernism in the Church and for encouraging frequent reception of Holy Communion, even for children.

A Mass of mourning at the St. Pius church as congregation members gathered, ... St. Pius holds Memorial Mass for Pope Francis. Asher Bookspan, WSBT 22 Reporter. Wed, April 23rd 2025 at 10:27 PM.