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“The Chosen” actor Jonathan Roumie meets Pope Francis at the Vatican on Aug. 11, 2021. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Apr 24, 2025 / 12:30 pm (CNA). Celebrities who had the opportunity to meet Pope Francis during his papacy are remembering the late pontiff, sharing their experiences with the pope and reflecting on his…

null / Credit: BUTENKOV ALEKSEI/Shutterstock Vancouver, Canada, Apr 24, 2025 / 13:08 pm (CNA). In a statement released ahead of the April 28 federal election, Canada’s bishops are calling on Catholics to vote with a renewed spirit of hope, guided by conscience and rooted in faith — with particular concern for the right to life,…

Cardinals process past Pope Francis’ body in St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Apr 24, 2025 / 13:46 pm (CNA). Following the death of Pope Francis, the Vatican has announced which cardinals will offer the traditional “Novendialies” Masses — nine days of mourning marked by solemn Masses…

The Holy Tunic of Christ on display in Argenteuil, France, in 2016. / Credit: Simon de l’Ouest, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Paris, France, Apr 24, 2025 / 11:00 am (CNA). A rare exhibit of the Holy Tunic of Christ — believed to be the garment worn by Jesus during his passion — is…

Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, prelate of Opus Dei, in Rome. / Credit: Courtesy of Opus Dei/Flickr Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 24, 2025 / 11:30 am (CNA). The Catholic personal prelature Opus Dei has significantly reduced the scope of its two-week general congress that began this week due to the death of Pope Francis two days before…