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U.S. Vice-President JD Vance meets Pope Francis on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, at the Vatican / Credit: Vatican Media/Screenshot CNA Staff, Apr 23, 2025 / 16:21 pm (CNA). U.S. Vice President JD Vance said this week that he is refusing to politicize Pope Francis’ death, hailing the late pontiff as a “broad” figure and…

Pilgrims line up inside the St. Peter’s Basilica to see Pope Francis lying in state. / Credit: Victoria Cardiel / EWTN News Vatican City, Apr 23, 2025 / 16:51 pm (CNA). In the endless lines of pilgrims wishing to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, whose coffin now lies open in St. Peter’s Basilica,…

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks on the U.S. opioid crisis at the Rx and Illicit Drug Summit in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 23, 2025. / Credit: SETH HERALD/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 23, 2025 / 17:26 pm (CNA). The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) hosted the inaugural meeting this week of a…

Attendees at the National Catholic Educational Association 2024 Convention in Pittsburgh. / Credit: Photo courtesy of NCEA CNA Staff, Apr 22, 2025 / 10:42 am (CNA). This month in Florida, a national Catholic education group is bringing together teachers and school administrators for one of the largest private education gatherings in the nation. More than…

Stephanie Gabaud receives a blessing from Pope Francis at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City on Sept. 24, 2015. / Credit: EWTN/screenshot Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 23, 2025 / 15:51 pm (CNA). Among the people throughout the world remembering Pope Francis in a special way this week are three Americans who shared extraordinarily personal…