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Pope Francis meets with his longtime fellow Buenos Aires friends Rabbi Abraham Skorka and Muslim leader Omar Abboudan at Jerusalem’s wailing wall on May 26, 2014. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 26, 2025 / 11:00 am (CNA). With both bold gestures and strong words, Pope Francis laid out a path of fraternity…

Prelates watch as Vatican officials prepare Pope Francis’ tomb in the Basilica of St. Mary Major on Saturday, April 26, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Apr 26, 2025 / 09:30 am (CNA). Pope Francis was buried Saturday in the Basilica of St. Mary Major after his coffin crossed the center of Rome, marking…

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hold a one-on-one meeting at the Vatican prior to Pope Francis’ funeral, Saturday, April 26, 2025. / Credit: Office of the President of Ukraine via Getty Images CNA Staff, Apr 26, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on…

Providence Bishop-elect Bruce Lewandowski. / Credit: The Diocese of Providence CNA Staff, Apr 26, 2025 / 10:30 am (CNA). The Vatican on April 8 announced that Pope Francis had appointed Baltimore Auxiliary Bishop Bruce Lewandowski as the new head of the Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island. Less than two weeks later, Pope Francis passed away,…