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Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra preside over the sealing of the papal apartment at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, Monday, April 21, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, Apr 21, 2025 / 16:58 pm (CNA). Following Pope Francis’ death at age 88 on Easter Monday,…

Cardinal Kevin Farrell on May 2, 2017. / Credit: Lucia Ballester/CNA Vatican City, Apr 21, 2025 / 17:28 pm (CNA). Following the death of Pope Francis, an Irish-American cardinal is playing a leading role in overseeing Vatican affairs until the election of a new pope.  Cardinal Kevin Farrell is a key figure in the papal…

Pope Francis arrives at his general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Staff, Apr 21, 2025 / 15:38 pm (CNA). Bishops and cardinals around the United States joined in prayer and mourning following the death of Pope Francis on Monday, recalling the pope’s legacy of service, prayer, and…

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, April 21, 2025. President Trump signed a proclamation at the event ordering flags to be flown at half-staff “as a mark of respect for the memory of His Holiness Pope Francis,” who died Monday. Flags will remain at…

Religious sisters gather to pray the rosary for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Monday, April 21, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, Apr 21, 2025 / 16:38 pm (CNA). The Vatican on Monday evening hosted a praying of the rosary in St. Peter’s Square following the death of Pope Francis…