I was nearly ten years old when Pope St. John Paul II died. I remember watching his funeral on the tiny television in the corner of our kitchen. Being so young, I had no significant grasp of who the Polish pope was—and never could have imagined that, some years later, my Polish wife and I…
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…
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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…
Cardinal Baldassare Reina celebrates 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 CNA Newsroom, Apr 28, 2025 / 18:42 pm (CNA). Cardinal Baldassare Reina urged the faithful to “discern and order” the late pontiff’s reform initiatives while…
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In July 2022, Imán Nader and her family were able to greet Pope Francis after the general audience. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Apr 28, 2025 / 17:28 pm (CNA). “Pope Francis was a courageous man. He always sought peace. He looked at everyone with the same eyes, whether you were Black or white,…
