Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, Synodality, Vatican, World News
While Pope Francis often bucked formality and sidestepped some offices of the Roman Curia, one institution he believed in deeply was the Synod of Bishops and — even more — the notion of “synodality.”
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Catholic News Service
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A Benedictine abbot and a Capuchin cardinal will offer spiritual meditations on the needs of the Catholic Church to the cardinals preparing to elect a new pope, according to the Vatican press office.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News
Given the late Pope Francis’ care and concern for the poor, a representative group of them has been formally invited to welcome his casket to Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major for burial.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News
Novels and films that include or revolve around a conclave often include nefarious plotting, or at least politicking, and attempts to wing it when it comes to the rules for electing a new pope.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News
The pontificate of Pope Francis did not result in breakthrough theological agreements with other Christians, but huge strides were made in personal relations and practical cooperation.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News
Thousands of people had made an early morning pilgrimage to St. Peter’s Square April 23 to witness the transfer and pray for the late pope; they erupted in applause when his body, in an open casket, reached the square and again when it reached the top of the basilica steps.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News
Pope Francis was a pastor first, “so consistently, so spontaneously and with such deep conviction,” that it will remain a gift to the Catholic Church, said Cardinal Michael Czerny.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News
The funeral Mass of Pope Francis will be celebrated April 26 in St. Peter’s Square, the Vatican announced.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Uncategorized
Pope Francis, who had undergone surgery in 1957 to remove the upper lobe of his right lung after suffering a severe respiratory infection, was particularly susceptible to colds and bouts of bronchitis as he aged.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News
In his brief final testament, Pope Francis asked to be buried at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major and said he had offered his suffering for peace in the world.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News
Just as hundreds of people had gathered at the Vatican each night to recite the rosary when Pope Francis was hospitalized, throngs returned to recite the Marian prayer for the repose of his soul after his death.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: En Español, Remembering Pope Francis
El cardenal estadounidense Kevin J. Farrell, camarlengo de la Santa Iglesia Romana, anunció que el Papa Francisco había fallecido a las 7:35 de la mañana.
