Cardinal Pietro Parolin celebrates the Mass on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 27, 2025 — the second day of mourning for the late Pope Francis. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, Apr 27, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Editor’s Note: On April 27, 2025, Cardinal Pietro Parolin served as principal celebrant for the second Novendiales Mass…

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) at the Divine Mercy Shrine in the Philippines. / Credit: Project Lupad via Divine Mercy Shrine, Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro  Manila, Philippines, Apr 27, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The Philippines will make history this year on April 27, Divine Mercy Sunday, by becoming the first nation…

Original painting of the Divine Mercy by Eugeniusz Kazimirowski in 1934; Pope John Paul II in 1996. / Credit: Wikimedia Commons 4.0; Vatican Media Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 27, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA). On April 30, 2000, Pope John Paul II canonized Maria Faustina Kowalska and declared the second Sunday of Easter as Divine…

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re presides over the funeral of Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Square, Saturday, April 26, 2025 / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Apr 26, 2025 / 05:32 am (CNA). Editor’s Note: On April 26, 2025, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, primary celebrant of Pope Francis’ funeral, offered the following homily as published by…

Cardinal John Dew speaking during a press conference in Wellington, New Zealand / New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference CNA Newsroom, Apr 27, 2025 / 00:01 am (CNA). In an emotional tribute, Cardinal John Dew of New Zealand on Sunday reflected on both the late pontiff’s lasting legacy and the solemn simplicity of his funeral liturgy….