The Vatican No. 2, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, is to lead the first prayer on Monday evening. The announcement immediately brought to mind the nighttime candlelit vigils in the piazza that preceded ...

The Vatican has announced the start of night-time prayers for the health of Pope Francis in St Peter’s Square as the ...

The Vatican’s evening bulletin was more upbeat than in ... 2 led the faithful in a somber night-time recitation of the Rosary prayer in St. Peter's Square that evoked the vigils when St.