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28/04/2025

Conclave to elect new Pope to begin on May 7th

Card. Reina, non � il tempo di equilibrismi o rivalse

28/04/2025

Cardinal Reina at Novemdiales Mass: 'We feel like sheep without a shepherd'

Pope Francis visiting refugees and migrants on the Greek Island of Lesbos in 2016

28/04/2025

JRS: Continuing the journey in the spirit of Pope Francis

Pope Francis during his apostolic journey to Asia and Oceania when he visited Timor-Leste, September 2024

28/04/2025

Remembering Pope Francis: A leader in advocacy for the most marginalized

The two main contestants of Canada's Federal elections Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Canadian Prime Minister and Liberal Party chief Mark Carney.

28/04/2025

Canadian Bishops call on Catholics to vote with a vision for a better future

2025.04.27 Santa Messa nel II giorno dei Novendiali

27/04/2025

Cardinal Parolin at Novemdiales Mass: ‘Mercy takes us to heart of faith’

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White smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at the election of the late Pope Francis on March 13, 2013

22/04/2025

What happens after the Pope dies?

The death of a Pope marks the beginning of a series of events that lead to the eventual start of a conclave and election of a new Successor of St. Peter. We lay out in detail the events that lead to ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest on Saturday in the Papal Basilica of St Mary Major, the first Pope in over 120 years to be buried somewhere other than Saint Peter's

26/04/2025

Pope’s burial place a powerful symbol of papacy

Pope Francis’ decision to be buried in the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major is “surprising… but not novel,” according to historian Donald Prudlo, who in this interview reflects on the significance ...

Vincent LeVien, his wife Bridget, and their children, Sophia and Vincent Junior

27/04/2025

New York family in Rome for Carlo Acutis renews faith at papal funeral

Vincent LeVien, his wife, Bridget, and their children, Sophia and Vincent Junior, were traveling to Rome for the canonization of Carlo Acutis, but found themselves instead remembering the late Pope, ...

2025.04.26 Santa Messa Esequiale del Romano Pontefice Francesco

26/04/2025

Cardinal Re at Requiem Mass: Pope Francis, a shepherd of the people

In his homily at the Requiem Mass for Pope Francis, the Dean of the College of Cardinals recalls the highlights of his intense and prophetic 12 years of pontificate marked by his closeness to the ...

Films for a Jubilee of Hope

The Dicastery for Evangelization's "Jubilee is Culture" wide-ranging film programme, reviewed by Fr. Greg Apparcel CSP, highlights humanity's yearning for God.