Funeral Mass of Pope Francis: Full text and video of homily by Cardinal Re
By Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re Vatican City, Apr 26, 2025 / 05:32 am Editor’s Note: On April 26, 2025, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, primary celebrant of Pope Francis’ funeral, offered…
Pope Francis’ funeral: A global farewell to a humble shepherd
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Apr 26, 2025 / 05:03 am More than 400,000 people filled St. Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday as the world…
7 popes are buried at St. Mary Major; Pope Francis will soon be the eighth
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Apr 26, 2025 / 04:00 am Pope Francis, who died April 21, will be buried today in Rome, with a funeral Mass presided over by…
Holy Spirit chose Pope Francis to be ‘instrument of Christ,’ Cardinal Pierre says
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Apr 25, 2025 / 19:36 pm Pope Francis asked us “to be a Church which announces the good news of Christ,” Cardinal Christophe Pierre said…
Cardinal Dolan: Pope Francis was ‘a man of the heart’
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Apr 25, 2025 / 19:16 pm The late Pope Francis was “a man of the heart” who preached tenderness and mercy to the global Church,…
First pilgrims begin to line up 12 hours ahead of Pope Francis’ funeral
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Apr 25, 2025 / 18:56 pm At 9:45 p.m. Rome time, 12 hours before Pope Francis’ funeral is set to take place, the first…
What to know about Pope Francis’ Saturday morning funeral
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 25, 2025 / 18:36 pm The funeral for Pope Francis, pontiff from March 13, 2013, until his death on April 21, will be…
Catholic Relief Services ordered to pay ex-employee $60,000 in LGBT discrimination suit
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 25, 2025 / 18:16 pm A Maryland district court judge this week ordered Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to pay a former employee $60,000…
Evening pilgrims bid farewell to Pope Francis ahead of Saturday funeral
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Apr 25, 2025 / 17:56 pm Among the more than 250,000 people who made their way to the Vatican this week were the nocturnal pilgrims…
These are the heads of state and dignitaries who will attend Pope Francis’ funeral
ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 25, 2025 / 17:36 pm The following leaders from around the world are among the dignitaries who have announced they will attend Pope Francis’ funeral on…
Longtime EWTN host Father Brian Mullady passes away
By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 25, 2025 / 17:16 pm EWTN television and radio show host, author, and devoted teacher Father Brian Thomas Becket Mullady, OP, passed away…
The Catholic Church at a Crossroads: What Happens After Pope Francis?
The Catholic Church at a Crossroads: What Happens After Pope Francis? Pope Francis’s death at 88 marks the end of his groundbreaking 12-year leadership that revolutionized the Catholic Church’s global…