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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 […]
  • 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 […]
  • 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 […]
  • Opus Dei postpones adoption of new statutes
    Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, prelate of Opus Dei, in Rome. / Credit: Courtesy of Opus Dei/Flickr Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 24, 2025 / 11:30 am (CNA). The Catholic personal prelature Opus Dei has significantly reduced the scope of its two-week general congress that began this week due to the death of Pope Francis two days before […]
  • Pope Francis’ love for prisoners remained until the end
    Pope Francis meets with inmates in a surprise visit to the Regina Coeli prison on Holy Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Rome. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 24, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). Prisoners always held a special place in Pope Francis’ heart, and he demonstrated his love for them throughout his […]
  • How Pope Francis spread devotion to Our Lady, Undoer of Knots
    Pope Francis speaks at the at the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens on May 31, 2021, against the backdrop of an image of Our Lady, Undoer (or Untier) of Knots. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Apr 24, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). Of the many devotions Pope Francis promoted during his pontificate, […]
  • MAP: Remembering Pope Francis’ many apostolic journeys abroad
    Pope Francis is welcomed to APEC Haus in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on Sept. 7, 2024 / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Staff, Apr 24, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis, who died April 21 at age 88, traveled abroad on apostolic journeys nearly 50 times during his 12-year papacy. The octagenarian pope continued […]
  • Cardinals converge in Rome as second general congregation gathers 103 prelates
    Cardinals in Rome. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Newsroom, Apr 24, 2025 / 02:04 am (CNA). The College of Cardinals saw a significant increase in attendance at Wednesday’s general congregation, with 103 cardinals now present in Rome — nearly double the approximately 60 who participated in Tuesday’s initial gathering.The cardinals began their second meeting with […]