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  • LIVE UPDATES: More than 90,000 pass through St. Peter’s to pay respects to Pope Francis
    Mourners pass through St. Peter’s Basilica on April 24, 2025, at the Vatican to pay their respects and say a final goodbye to Pope Francis. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Apr 24, 2025 / 21:57 pm (CNA). Pope Francis passed away at 7:35 a.m. local time on Easter Monday, April 21, at his residence […]
  • Jesuit superior Father Sosa: Pope Francis did not seek popularity
    Jesuit Superior General Father Arturo Sosa, SJ, center, speaks about Pope Francis at a press conference at the Jesuit general curia in Rome on April 24, 2025. / Credit: Hannah Brockhaus/CNA Vatican City, Apr 24, 2025 / 17:28 pm (CNA). Father Arturo Sosa, SJ, superior general of the Society of Jesus, reflected on the first […]
  • Catholic Charities USA to launch nationwide traveling exhibit on Christian service
    Catholic Charities USA sign at its headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. / Credit: DCStockPhotography/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 24, 2025 / 16:45 pm (CNA). Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) will launch a national storytelling exhibit in 2026 detailing the organization’s acts of service around the country, the charity group said this week.The exhibit, titled “People of Hope: […]
  • Professor fired for warning about child ‘gender transitions’ gets $1.6 million settlement
    null / Credit: Sora Shimazaki/Pexels Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 24, 2025 / 16:15 pm (CNA). The University of Louisville has agreed to pay a former professor nearly $1.6 million after the university demoted him and refused to renew his contract following off-campus expert testimony in which he spoke about the dangers of performing transgender operations […]
  • China largely silent on Pope Francis’ death amid global tributes
    Bishop Joseph Guo Jincai (left) and Bishop Yang Xiaoting (right) at Opening of the XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 24, 2025 / 15:45 pm (CNA). High-ranking heads of state and Catholic bishops in China have remained notably silent following the death of Pope Francis, […]
  • Top ecumenical initiatives of Pope Francis: a retrospective  
    Pope Francis meets with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill in Havana, Cuba. on Feb. 12, 2016. / Credit: Vatican Media Munich, Germany, Apr 24, 2025 / 14:31 pm (CNA). Like all popes since the Second Vatican Council, Pope Francis made a point of reaching out to non-Catholics, building bridges and engaging in dialogue. His consistent efforts […]
  • Here are the cardinals offering Masses for the 9 days of mourning for Pope Francis
    Cardinals process past Pope Francis’ body in St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Apr 24, 2025 / 13:46 pm (CNA). Following the death of Pope Francis, the Vatican has announced which cardinals will offer the traditional “Novendialies” Masses — nine days of mourning marked by solemn Masses […]
  • Canadian bishops: Protect life, freedom, and vulnerable in upcoming election
    null / Credit: BUTENKOV ALEKSEI/Shutterstock Vancouver, Canada, Apr 24, 2025 / 13:08 pm (CNA). In a statement released ahead of the April 28 federal election, Canada’s bishops are calling on Catholics to vote with a renewed spirit of hope, guided by conscience and rooted in faith — with particular concern for the right to life, […]
  • Celebrities who met Pope Francis share their memories of the late pontiff
    “The Chosen” actor Jonathan Roumie meets Pope Francis at the Vatican on Aug. 11, 2021. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Apr 24, 2025 / 12:30 pm (CNA). Celebrities who had the opportunity to meet Pope Francis during his papacy are remembering the late pontiff, sharing their experiences with the pope and reflecting on his […]
  • Historian urges careful examination of record of Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust
    Pope Pius XII. / Credit: Vatican Media Ann Arbor, Michigan, Apr 24, 2025 / 12:00 pm (CNA). “There has been a shift of late regarding Pius XII,” historian William Doino told CNA. The wartime pontiff has often been vilified, Doino said, adding: “He will soon get due recognition” for efforts to rescue Jews and others […]