Swiss Guards stand at attention during Easter Sunday liturgical celebrations at the Vatican on April 20, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Newsroom, Apr 30, 2025 / 23:18 pm (CNA). The conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor will begin on May 7, as the Church enters the final preparatory phase for choosing its 267th pope….

Cardinal Leonardo Sandri celebrates Mass on the fifth day of Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis on April 30, 2025, at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Apr 30, 2025 / 18:34 pm (CNA). Cardinal Leonardo Sandri on Wednesday recalled one of the traditional titles for the pope, the “servant…

Cardinals participate in the fifth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on April 30, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Apr 30, 2025 / 19:07 pm (CNA). The College of Cardinals announced Monday, April 28, that the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor will begin on May 7,…

null / Credit: Wolfgang Schaller|Shutterstock CNA Staff, Apr 30, 2025 / 17:13 pm (CNA). During oral arguments on Wednesday, the conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court appeared sympathetic to supporting the establishment of the first Catholic charter school in the United States. The St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, which is managed by…

President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House. / Credit: The White House Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 30, 2025 / 17:43 pm (CNA). President Donald Trump passed the 100-day mark of his second presidency on Tuesday, April 29, a period that has been packed with major policy shifts, more…

Cardinal William Goh speaks during an interview with EWTN News on April 19, 2024, in Singapore. / Credit: Sean Boyce/EWTN News Madrid, Spain, Apr 30, 2025 / 15:49 pm (CNA). In a pastoral letter published by the Archdiocese of Singapore, Cardinal William Goh called on the faithful to pray for the cardinals involved in electing…