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Pope Francis blesses a newly married couple during his general audience on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Apr 29, 2025 / 15:19 pm (CNA). In an exhortation to young people published after his death, Pope Francis urged couples to prepare properly…
Refugees from Mexico. / Credit: David Peinado Romero/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 29, 2025 / 15:49 pm (CNA). Utah’s Catholic Community Services will continue to operate its refugee support programs despite federal funding cuts after receiving well over $1 million in donations. In early April, the group, which is based in Salt Lake City, announced…
Pope Francis with Missionaries of Charity in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Sept. 15, 2022. / Credit: Pavel Mikheyev/Shutterstock Lima Newsroom, Apr 29, 2025 / 16:19 pm (CNA). Since his time as archbishop of Buenos Aires, Pope Francis was already known for his humility, closeness to the poor, and an austere lifestyle that spoke louder than words….
Canada’s prime minister and Liberal Party leader Mark Carney applauds at a victory party in Ottawa, Ontario, on April 29, 2025. Prime Minister Mark Carney won Canada’s election on April 28, 2025, leading his Liberal Party to a new term in power. / Credit: DAVE CHAN/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 29, 2025…
Cardinal Pietro Parolin (left) and other cardinals celebrate Mass on Day 3 of the Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis on April 28, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Apr 29, 2025 / 11:08 am (CNA). The College of Cardinals held their sixth general congregation on Tuesday morning,…
Haitian Cardinal Chibly Langlois (left) and Spanish Cardinal Sebastian Aguilar arrive at the Synod Hall for the third day of the synod on the themes of family on Oct. 8, 2014, in Vatican City. / Credit: Franco Origlia/Getty Images Vatican City, Apr 29, 2025 / 09:41 am (CNA). Cardinal Chibly Langlois, bishop of Les Cayes,…
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he hosts the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images CNA Staff, Apr 29, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). U.S. President Donald Trump’s approval ratings are significantly higher among…
A view of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel on Oct. 29, 2014. / Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA CNA Staff, Apr 29, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis, who died April 21 at age 88, was laid to rest at the Basilica of St. Mary Major following his funeral on April 26. As the world continues to…
Detail from St. Catherine of Siena from the circle of Baldassare Francheschini (17th century). / Credit: Baldassare Franceschini, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Vatican City, Apr 29, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). On the feast of St. Catherine of Siena in 2021, Pope Francis expressed his hope that the “great female figure of faith” would…
Cardinal Baldassare Reina, vicar general for the Diocese of Rome, preaches the homily during the third day of Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Basilica on April 28, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Newsroom, Apr 28, 2025 / 19:06 pm (CNA). Editor’s Note: On April 28, 2025, Cardinal Baldassare Reina, vicar general…
