FULL TEXT: Here is Pope Francis’ testament
By CNA Staff CNA Newsroom, Apr 21, 2025 / 15:08 pm The Vatican has released the testament of Pope Francis. The 88-year-old pontiff died on Easter Monday morning, April 21,…
LIVE UPDATES: World reacts to death of Pope Francis
Leaders of the German government on Monday mourned Pope Francis’ death, hailing him as an “advocate for the weak” and a “sign of hope.” “With the death of Pope Francis,…
Pope Francis: The pope of the peripheries who shook up the Church
By CNA Staff Vatican City, Apr 21, 2025 / 09:00 am Pope Francis’ death today marks the end of a historic 12-year papacy. The first Latin American and the first…
EWTN CEO Michael Warsaw: Death of Pope Francis a ‘moment of personal grief’ for Catholics
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Apr 21, 2025 / 08:40 am EWTN Chairman of the Board and CEO Michael Warsaw on Monday mourned the passing of Pope Francis, calling the…
Vatican postpones Carlo Acutis canonization following Pope Francis’ death
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Apr 21, 2025 / 08:20 am The Vatican announced Monday that the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis has been postponed following the death of Pope…
BREAKING: Pope Francis dies at 88, ending historic pontificate marked by mercy and reform
By CNA Staff Vatican City, Apr 21, 2025 / 05:48 am Pope Francis passed away at 7:35 a.m. local time on Easter Monday, April 21, at his residence in the…
Pope Francis meets Vice President Vance, exchanges Easter gifts
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Apr 20, 2025 / 07:26 am Pope Francis met briefly with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance on Easter Sunday morning at the Casa Santa Marta,…
Pope calls for peace, warns against ‘logic of fear’ in Easter message ‘urbi et orbi’
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Apr 20, 2025 / 07:12 am Pope Francis decried the numerous conflicts plaguing the planet and appealed to world leaders “not to yield to the…
How a stolen rosary led one young woman to the Catholic Church
By Alexey Gotovskiy Rome Newsroom, Apr 20, 2025 / 07:00 am In 2017, while working at the World Food Program office in the Azarieh building in downtown Beirut, Iman Hijaze…
Full text of Pope Francis’ blessing ‘urbi et orbi’ for Easter 2025
By Pope Francis CNA Newsroom, Apr 20, 2025 / 06:48 am On Easter Sunday 2025, Pope Francis did not deliver his speech in person, though he briefly greeted the faithful…
‘Run’ to seek Christ in everyday life, Pope Francis says in Easter Sunday homily
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Apr 20, 2025 / 06:10 am Under clear spring skies and surrounded by thousands of faithful gathered in a St. Peter’s Square adorned with vibrant…
How the tradition of Dutch flowers at the pope’s Easter Mass was saved
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Apr 20, 2025 / 06:00 am In early 2022, some Dutch Catholics were dismayed to learn that a 37-year Easter tradition would not continue. The…