Pope Francis is seen at his general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 16, 2014. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, Apr 22, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). Throughout his 12-year papacy, Pope Francis gave many addresses, talks, and statements, and he penned numerous encyclicals and apostolic exhortations emphasizing themes of hope, mercy, compassion, and…

Pope Francis speaks the Easter blessing “urbi et orbi” from the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, April 20, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, Apr 22, 2025 / 10:12 am (CNA). Pope Francis’ last public act was a blessing of the entire world on Easter Sunday, delivered from the loggia of St. Peter’s…

The earth, photographed by the crew of Apollo 8 in December 1968. / Credit: NASA (public domain) CNA Staff, Apr 22, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis, who died on April 21 in Rome at the age of 88, had a special love for creation and urged the faithful to take care of the…

The body of Pope Francis lies in state at the Vatican’s Domus Sanctae Marthae chapel, surrounded by Swiss Guards, cardinals, and Vatican officials paying their respects before his transfer to St. Peter’s Basilica for public veneration, Monday, April 21, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Apr 22, 2025 / 06:55 am (CNA). The Vatican…

Pope Francis meets with the United States bishops at St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 23, 2015. / Credit: L’Osservatore Romano CNA Staff, Apr 22, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis, who died on April 21 at the age of 88, visited the United States just once, nearly 10 years ago, in…