President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, April 21, 2025. President Trump signed a proclamation at the event ordering flags to be flown at half-staff “as a mark of respect for the memory of His Holiness Pope Francis,” who died Monday. Flags will remain at…

Religious sisters gather to pray the rosary for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Monday, April 21, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, Apr 21, 2025 / 16:38 pm (CNA). The Vatican on Monday evening hosted a praying of the rosary in St. Peter’s Square following the death of Pope Francis…

Mourners gather in St. Peter’s Square after the death of Pope Francis on Monday, April 21, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 21, 2025 / 14:22 pm (CNA). World leaders from around the globe released statements of mourning and remembrance on Monday in response to the death of Pope Francis, who passed…

Bouquets of flowers are left by visitors to St. Peter’s Square on Easter Monday following the news of the death of Pope Francis, Monday, April 21, 2025. / Credit: Kristina Millare/CNA Vatican City, Apr 21, 2025 / 14:53 pm (CNA). The Holy See on Monday evening released the death certificate detailing the cause of death…

Pope Francis at the Jubilee of the Sick in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, April 6, 2025, wearing nasal cannulas for supplemental oxygen as he continues recovering from bilateral pneumonia. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/ EWTN News CNA Newsroom, Apr 21, 2025 / 15:08 pm (CNA). The Vatican has released the testament of Pope Francis. The…

Flowers are laid in memory of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Monday, April 21, 2025. / Credit: Kristina Millare/CNA Vatican City, Apr 21, 2025 / 13:48 pm (CNA). The Catholic Church has many historical customs and traditions related to the handling of a pope’s mortal remains between the time of his…