The congregants of St. Edward in Palm Beach packed the church on March 1 to celebrate its recent designation as a minor basilica. Bishop Gerald Barbarito of the Diocese of Palm Beach led the Mass, with the Rev.

South Florida churches hold Ash Wednesday services as Pope Francis remains hospitalized with double pneumonia.

Bishop Gerald Barbarito of the Diocese of Palm ... one of two in South Florida and the only minor basilica in Palm Beach County. There are four major basilicas — all in Rome, Italy, including ...