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White smoke rises from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on March 13, 2013, signaling that the College of Cardinals has elected a new pope. / Credit: ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images ACI Prensa Staff, May 6, 2025 / 17:41 pm (CNA). When a new pope is elected, there are two signs that mark that…
New York state capitol in Albany. / Credit: Nina Alizada/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 6, 2025 / 15:41 pm (CNA). Cardinal Timothy Dolan this week called New York legislation aiming to legalize medical assisted suicide “a disaster waiting to happen” after the state Assembly advanced the measure last week. In a statement released on Tuesday,…
Washington state’s governor signed a law on May 1, 2025, that threatens priests with up to one year in jail if they fail to report child abuse they learn about during the sacrament of confession. / Credit: Romana Klee via Flickr Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 6, 2025 / 16:11 pm (CNA). President Donald Trump’s Department…
Cardinals gather for the the seventh Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on May 2, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, May 6, 2025 / 16:41 pm (CNA). In the days leading up to the conclave to elect the next pope, the College of Cardinals gathered for 12…
Cap Arcona — once a luxurious transatlantic liner — became a place of execution in the spring of 1945 when it was bombed by British aircraft on May 3. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Piotr Wiśniowski Dublin, Ireland, May 6, 2025 / 14:37 pm (CNA). Eighty years ago, on May 3, 1945, as Europe…
Cardinals celebrate the ninth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on the third Sunday of Easter, May 4, 2025, at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, May 6, 2025 / 15:11 pm (CNA). Cardinals on Sunday concluded the celebration of nine requiem Masses for the nine days of mourning for…
Long tables at the Sistine Chapel await the arrival of cardinals for the conclave to elect the next pope, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, May 6, 2025 / 12:58 pm (CNA). The Vatican on Tuesday released photos of the Sistine Chapel prepared for the arrival of the cardinal electors who…
The Sistine Chapel. / Credit: marcobrivio.photography/Shutterstock Vatican City, May 6, 2025 / 11:12 am (CNA). The Sistine Chapel has witnessed every papal election since 1492 with only five exceptions, and it is preparing to once again host the conclave. The 133 cardinal electors, meeting behind closed doors, will have the task of electing Pope Francis’…
Raniero Mancinelli in his workshop on Via Borgo Pio in Rome. / Credit: Almudena Martínez-Bordiú/ACI Prensa Vatican City, May 6, 2025 / 11:57 am (CNA). At 89 Via Borgo Pio, located a few steps from Porta Santa Anna leading to the Vatican, is Mancinelli Clergy, the iconic shop that embodies the history and tradition of…
The papal fisherman’s ring and lead seal are nulled during the 12th general congregation of the College of Cardinals on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, May 6, 2025 / 09:46 am (CNA). The papal fisherman’s ring and lead seal were nulled during the 12th general congregation of the College of…
