Thousands line streets of Rome to bid final farewell to Pope Francis April 26, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News The casket bearing the body of Pope Francis made its final journey through the streets of Rome accompanied by applause and shouts of gratitude from thousands of mourners.
Los pobres y los poderosos rezan por el eterno descanso de un Papa ‘con un corazón abierto’ April 26, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: En Español El Papa Francisco fue “un Papa en medio de la gente, con un corazón abierto hacia todos”, dijo el cardenal Giovanni Battista Re, decano del Colegio Cardenalicio, al presidir el funeral del pontífice, fallecido el 21 de abril a los 88 años.
Pope spent pontificate going to peripheries; at funeral, they came to him April 26, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News More than 160 nations sent delegations April 26, headed by kings and queens, presidents and prime ministers, government officials and ambassadors.
Conclave is opportunity to ‘open ourselves to the Spirit,’ Cardinal Pierre says April 26, 2025By Ines San Martin OSV News Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News Cardinal Christophe Pierre, papal nuncio to the United States, reflected on Pope Francis’ legacy and the evangelizing mission of the church in an interview that took place during the early meetings of the general congregations leading up to the conclave that will elect the next pope.
Archbishop Lori says Pope Francis’ funeral ‘spoke to the future’ April 26, 2025By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Remembering Pope Francis With clear blue skies and temperatures in the high-50s, a perfect day for the world to bid farewell to Pope Francis drew estimates of 1 million people to St. Peter’s Square April 26 to witness the funeral rites for the pontiff, who died April 21 at age 88.
Homily for the funeral Mass of Pope Francis April 26, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News The English translation of the prepared text of the homily, delivered in Italian by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, for the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 26, 2025.
Poor and powerful pray for eternal repose of a pope ‘with an open heart’ April 26, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News Pope Francis was “a pope among the people, with an open heart toward everyone,” said Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, as he presided over the funeral of the pope, who died April 21 at the age of 88.
Author: Francis, ‘the pope of tenderness,’ had ‘a heart operating’ on God’s frequency April 26, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News From the first moments of his papacy, Pope Francis was heard using one particular word in his pontifical speeches. For him, it was a reminder that God is not the one who punishes, but the one who loves, and that the church, led by him, should seek to be the same — the church of “tenderness.”
Rome’s needy bid farewell to pope who lifted them up from misery April 25, 2025By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News The poor, Cardinal Krajewski confirmed, will also be present on the footsteps of the Basilica of St. Mary Major where Francis will be buried April 26 following the funeral Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica.
Washington Roundup: Trump, Biden to attend papal funeral; ‘Anti-Christian bias’ task force convened April 25, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, Vatican, World News President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, a bipartisan congressional delegation, and former President Joe Biden are among the U.S. officials traveling to Rome for Pope Francis’ funeral.
Convicted Cardinal Becciu’s presence in conclave is open question April 25, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News Whether Cardinal Angelo Becciu, who relinquished the rights associated with being a cardinal after he was forced to resign in 2020, will be able to enter the conclave to elect a new pope is an ongoing question.
Top contenders for papacy after Pope Francis at a glance April 25, 2025By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News The pre-conclave gatherings give an opportunity for cardinals to emerge as possible papal candidates as the cardinals discuss the issues facing the church and qualities desired in the next pope. The following figures are potential contenders to become the 267th successor of St. Peter.
