Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, Archbishop of Cologne in Germany / Marko Orlovic / German Bishops’ Conference (DBK) CNA Newsroom, Apr 30, 2025 / 01:08 am (CNA). Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne expects the upcoming papal conclave to last longer than the relatively brief gathering that elected Pope Francis in 2013, the German prelate revealed…

Cardinals participate in Day 4 of the Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis on April 29, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Apr 29, 2025 / 18:06 pm (CNA). The way to evangelization is “unreserved openness” to others, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, OFM Conv, said on the fourth day…

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, OFM Conv, archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, delivers the homily during the fourth day of Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis on April 29, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, Apr 29, 2025 / 18:36 pm (CNA). Editor’s Note: On April 29, 2025, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, OFM Conv, archpriest of St. Peter’s…

Pilgrims visit Rome for the Jubilee of People with Disabilities on Monday, April 28, 2025. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA Vatican City, Apr 29, 2025 / 16:49 pm (CNA). Thousands of people from more than 90 countries gathered in Rome this week to celebrate the Catholic Church’s Jubilee of People with Disabilities.  Wheelchairs rolled across cobblestones…

Cardinals participate in Day 4 of the Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis on April 29, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA CNA Staff, Apr 29, 2025 / 14:49 pm (CNA). The Pontifical Mission Societies USA is launching a prayer campaign to pray for the cardinals involved in the upcoming…

Pope Francis blesses a newly married couple during his general audience on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Apr 29, 2025 / 15:19 pm (CNA). In an exhortation to young people published after his death, Pope Francis urged couples to prepare properly…