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The Salus Populi Romani icon is displayed in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Rome Newsroom, Apr 23, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis ordered that upon his death he would be buried in the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore (Basilica of St. Mary Major). This basilica was very…
Pope Francis blesses the faithful at the Jubilee of the Sick in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City, on April 6, 2025, as his personal nurse, Massimo Strappetti, assists him in the wheelchair. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, Apr 23, 2025 / 10:30 am (CNA). Having cared for the aging Pope Francis as his personal…
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. / Credit: David Castor/Public domain Seattle, Wash., Apr 23, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). The Archdiocese of Los Angeles welcomed more than 5,500 converts into the Catholic Church this Easter — the largest number in over a decade and a striking figure for the…
Thousands depart St. Peter’s Square after praying the Holy Rosary for Pope Francis, Monday, April 21, 2025 / Credit: Kristina Millare/CNA CNA Staff, Apr 23, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis died on April 21 at the age of 88. As Catholics around the world mourn his passing, a highly regulated process has now…
Cardinals, bishops, and Vatican officials walk alongside Pope Francis’ coffin in St. Peter’s Square on April 23, 2025, during the solemn transfer as Swiss Guards stand in formal formation. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, Apr 23, 2025 / 06:06 am (CNA). Pope Francis’ coffin was carried Wednesday morning in solemn procession to St. Peter’s…
null / Credit: Wolfgang Schaller|Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 22, 2025 / 17:56 pm (CNA). During oral arguments Tuesday, most of the justices on the United States Supreme Court appeared sympathetic toward parents in their lawsuit against a Maryland school board that refused to let them opt their children out of coursework that promotes gender…
Cardinals, bishops, and priests carrying palm branches gather for the Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square, April 13, 2025. / Credit: Bénédicte Cedergren/EWTN News CNA Staff, Apr 22, 2025 / 18:17 pm (CNA). At the first general congregation of cardinals in Rome on Tuesday, the estimated 60 cardinals in attendance chose the date of…
Pope Francis reiterated his call for peace for Gaza and the Holy Land in his April 20, 2025, urbi et orbi message. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News Vatican City, Apr 22, 2025 / 16:33 pm (CNA). “He told us he was praying for us, blessed us, and thanked us for our prayers on his behalf,”…
A panoramic view of St. Peter’s Square filled with faithful attending Easter Sunday Mass at the Vatican on April 20, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, Apr 22, 2025 / 17:08 pm (CNA). With the death of Pope Francis on Monday, the Catholic Church has entered a mourning period, which will include nine days…
Pope Francis greets the crowd from the popemobile on Easter Sunday morning, April 20, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 22, 2025 / 15:54 pm (CNA). Pope Francis greeted the faithful around the world for the last time from St. Peter’s Basilica on the most important day for Christians: Easter, the…
