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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…

Long lines of mourners, many waiting more than four hours under the hot Roman sun, wound around St. Peter’s Square on the first day of viewing for Pope Francis on April 23, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA Vatican City, Apr 23, 2025 / 14:37 pm (CNA). Thousands of Catholics said their last…

Youngsters surrounding Pope Francis in the popemobile. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 23, 2025 / 12:55 pm (CNA). Pope Francis, baptized as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, celebrated his patron saint’s feast day every April 23. The patron saint’s day of the pope is a holiday at the Vatican and Pope Francis usually celebrated…