Gassho-zukuri means construction resembling hands joined in prayer, as these farmhouse’s steeply slanted thatched roofs bear an uncanny resemblance to the clasped hands of a person engaged in ...

“We entrust him to the hands of the Lord ... Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson Pérez called on Catholics “to join in prayer for Pope Francis as he continues to battle serious illness.” ...

Those gathered were primarily silent, when they weren't praying; many of them wept as they clasped hands, just a few feet from Bernini's high altar canopy. At the end, about 20 cardinals ...