Just about two weeks before he died, Francis announced that Archbishop-elect McKnight will be the next archbishop of Kansas City, Mo., and that Bishop Lewandowski will become the next bishop of Providence, R.I.

A Reflection for Thursday in the Octave of Easter, by Michael J. O’Loughlin

President Donald Trump ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half mast in honor of Pope Francis. Mr. Trump, one of many U.S. political leaders remembering the late pope, called Francis “a good man.”

Pope Francis was overwhelmingly popular with ordinary Catholics in the United States. But Francis’ priorities often failed to take root here.

A Reflection for Monday of the Third Week of Lent, by Michael J. O’Loughlin

A Reflection for Monday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael J. O’Loughlin

A Reflection for Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent, by Michael J. O’Loughlin

A Reflection for the Saturday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael J. O’Loughlin

Donald J. Trump’s decisive Electoral College win was achieved in part by a strong show of support from white Catholic voters, a demographic group that his campaign specifically targeted.

A Reflection for Monday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael J. O’Loughlin